Best Evolutions Cards to Grade
The Evolutions cards worth grading, ranked by expected profit per submission — every grade outcome weighted by how often the card actually receives it — after current grading fees. The PSA 10 best case is shown on every row but does not decide the order. Top pick: M Charizard-EX at an expected +$119.
Ranked by expected profit 27
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$119 per submission: 40.2% of 32,854 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($615), and only a PSA 10 covers the $206 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $138 | $615 | $86 | +$409 | 40.2% | +$119 | 32,854 high |
| 2 | Expected +$115 per submission: 1.1% of 52,443 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,553), and a PSA 9 ($214) still clears the $800 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $95 | $214 | $8,553 | $705 | +$7,753 | 1.1% | +$115 | 52,443 high |
| 3 | Expected +$93 per submission: 3.1% of 8,973 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $703 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $90 | $5,100 | $670 | +$4,397 | 3.1% | +$93 | 8,973 high |
| 4 | Expected +$92 per submission: 27.9% of 11,466 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($610), and only a PSA 10 covers the $129 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $43 | $78 | $610 | $86 | +$481 | 27.9% | +$92 | 11,466 high |
| 5 | Expected +$66 per submission: 34.3% of 8,954 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($350), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $69 | $350 | $83 | +$257 | 34.3% | +$66 | 8,954 high |
| 6 | Expected +$63 per submission: 29.9% of 13,335 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($493), and only a PSA 10 covers the $140 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $90 | $493 | $85 | +$353 | 29.9% | +$63 | 13,335 high |
| 7 | Expected +$50 per submission: 21.9% of 8,905 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($460), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $67 | $460 | $85 | +$363 | 21.9% | +$50 | 8,905 high |
| 8 | Expected +$38 per submission: 36.4% of 17,099 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($370), and only a PSA 10 covers the $147 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $63 | $90 | $370 | $84 | +$223 | 36.4% | +$38 | 17,099 high |
| 9 | Expected +$19 per submission: 5.3% of 5,996 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $125 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $37 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,375 | 5.3% | +$19 | 5,996 high |
| 10 | Expected +$6 per submission: 37.6% of 13,871 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($234), and only a PSA 10 covers the $116 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $60 | $234 | $82 | +$118 | 37.6% | +$6 | 13,871 high |
| 11 | Expected loss −$6 per submission: 33.3% of 13,468 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($198), and only a PSA 10 covers the $98 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $43 | $198 | $82 | +$100 | 33.3% | −$6 | 13,468 high |
| 12 | Expected loss −$17 per submission: 32.8% of 5,302 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($163), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $30 | $163 | $82 | +$74 | 32.8% | −$17 | 5,302 high |
| 13 | Expected loss −$21 per submission: 34.9% of 9,560 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($160), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $40 | $160 | $82 | +$60 | 34.9% | −$21 | 9,560 high |
| 14 | Expected loss −$26 per submission: 27.1% of 8,496 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($229), and only a PSA 10 covers the $121 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $39 | $50 | $229 | $82 | +$108 | 27.1% | −$26 | 8,496 high |
| 15 | Expected loss −$27 per submission: 41.1% of 5,415 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($130), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $29 | $130 | $81 | +$34 | 41.1% | −$27 | 5,415 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 6% of 1,459 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($750), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $25 | $750 | $87 | +$656 | 6% | −$29 | 1,459 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 31.4% of 4,169 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($140), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $22 | $140 | $81 | +$54 | 31.4% | −$29 | 4,169 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$33 per submission: 31.1% of 3,997 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($140), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $22 | $140 | $81 | +$49 | 31.1% | −$33 | 3,997 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$34 per submission: 32.2% of 3,204 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($115), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $36 | $115 | $81 | +$24 | 32.2% | −$34 | 3,204 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 18.6% of 2,426 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($178), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $37 | $178 | $82 | +$86 | 18.6% | −$37 | 2,426 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 30.4% of 3,572 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($121), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $28 | $121 | $81 | +$31 | 30.4% | −$37 | 3,572 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$39 per submission: 12.6% of 2,031 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($270), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $36 | $270 | $83 | +$171 | 12.6% | −$39 | 2,031 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$39 per submission: 35% of 7,441 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($109), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $13 | $28 | $109 | $81 | +$15 | 35% | −$39 | 7,441 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$41 per submission: 14.9% of 3,960 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($233), and only a PSA 10 covers the $117 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $60 | $233 | $82 | +$115 | 14.9% | −$41 | 3,960 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$44 per submission: 0.4% of 4,449 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,355), and only a PSA 10 covers the $411 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $40 | $3,355 | $403 | +$2,944 | 0.4% | −$44 | 4,449 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$46 per submission: 9.8% of 4,831 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($213), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $24 | $213 | $82 | +$124 | 9.8% | −$46 | 4,831 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$55 per submission: 16.3% of 2,040 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($109), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $28 | $109 | $81 | +$19 | 16.3% | −$55 | 2,040 high |
Expected = every grade outcome weighted by its share of the card's graded population, minus the raw price and the grading cost (PSA tier fee for the graded value plus ~$20 round-trip shipping, fees as of 2026-09-26). Best case is the PSA 10 leg alone. Gem rates come from a self-selected population — collectors grade their cleanest copies — so read them as an upper bound. Raw is a blended market price, not a sale of your copy. Full method and filters on the grading index.
How to read the Evolutions ranking
Every Evolutions card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 27 cards from the set pass. 27 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 10 of those keep a positive expected value once every grade outcome is weighted by how often the card actually receives it.
The order is expected profit, not the PSA 10 best case, which rewards the widest raw-to-gem gap whether the card gems one time in two or one in fifty. Here the top row, the M Charizard-EX from Evolutions, gems 40.2% of the time across 32,854 graded copies: +$119 is what a long run of submissions would average, $409 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Evolutions cards is 29.9%. Roughly one submitted copy in 3 came back PSA 10, and most rows here need that PSA 10 to cover raw price plus fee, so the gem rate decides whether a submission pays. Of the 27 ranked cards, 1 still covers raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 26 need a 10 to break even and 17 lose money on expectation. 27 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Evolutions card
Grading pays on condition. The four things every grader scores — centering, corners, edges and surface — can be checked at home before paying a fee, and a copy that is visibly off-centre or has a whitened corner will not gem whatever the population says. Those gem rates come from a self-selected population of clean copies, so a random copy does worse.
The cost column assumes a PSA submission at the tier covering the card's PSA 10 value, fees as of 2026-09-26, and raw is CardTrack's blended near-mint price, not a sale of your copy: pay more, or hold a lighter copy, and the break-even moves against you. Test a card with your own numbers in the ROI calculator, see the printings that fail the bar on the Evolutions card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.