Best Gym Heroes Cards to Grade
The Gym Heroes 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: Erika's Dratini at an expected +$499.
Worth grading41
With a gem-rate sample41100%
Positive expected value13
Median gem rate7.3%
PSA fees as of2026-09-26
Ranked by expected profit 41
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$499 per submission: 15.1% of 159 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,050), and only a PSA 10 covers the $415 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $45 | $4,050 | $410 | +$3,635 | 15.1% | +$499 | 159 high |
| 2 | Expected +$97 per submission: 11.6% of 1,261 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,200), and a PSA 9 ($99) still clears the $120 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $99 | $1,200 | $112 | +$1,080 | 11.6% | +$97 | 1,261 high |
| 3 | Expected +$54 per submission: 7.3% of 2,319 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $165 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $130 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,335 | 7.3% | +$54 | 2,319 high |
| 4 | Expected +$50 per submission: 0.6% of 4,815 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($20,000), and a PSA 9 ($525) still clears the $1,363 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $144 | $525 | $20,000 | $1,219 | +$18,637 | 0.6% | +$50 | 4,815 high |
| 5 | Expected +$50 per submission: 14.2% of 197 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($670), and a PSA 9 ($90) still clears the $95 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $90 | $670 | $87 | +$575 | 14.2% | +$50 | 197 high |
| 6 | Expected +$44 per submission: 2.2% of 2,596 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,000), and a PSA 9 ($219) still clears the $469 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $219 | $4,000 | $409 | +$3,531 | 2.2% | +$44 | 2,596 high |
| 7 | Expected +$38 per submission: 2.6% of 2,204 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $454 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $115 | $4,000 | $409 | +$3,546 | 2.6% | +$38 | 2,204 high |
| 8 | Expected +$26 per submission: 4.5% of 927 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($860), and a PSA 9 ($252) still clears the $149 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $252 | $860 | $89 | +$711 | 4.5% | +$26 | 927 high |
| 9 | Expected +$24 per submission: 1.6% of 3,955 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,600), and a PSA 9 ($265) still clears the $506 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $91 | $265 | $4,600 | $415 | +$4,094 | 1.6% | +$24 | 3,955 high |
| 10 | Expected +$16 per submission: 2.2% of 3,703 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,500), and a PSA 9 ($207) still clears the $504 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $100 | $207 | $3,500 | $404 | +$2,996 | 2.2% | +$16 | 3,703 high |
| 11 | Expected +$10 per submission: 1.8% of 1,407 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,080), and a PSA 9 ($170) still clears the $460 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $170 | $4,080 | $410 | +$3,620 | 1.8% | +$10 | 1,407 high |
| 12 | Expected +$7 per submission: 2.3% of 3,253 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,400), and a PSA 9 ($115) still clears the $268 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $115 | $2,400 | $243 | +$2,132 | 2.3% | +$7 | 3,253 high |
| 13 | Expected +$5 per submission: 1.7% of 2,215 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,080), and a PSA 9 ($160) still clears the $465 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $160 | $4,080 | $410 | +$3,615 | 1.7% | +$5 | 2,215 high |
| 14 | Expected loss −$10 per submission: 20.5% of 127 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($246), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $73 | $246 | $82 | +$149 | 20.5% | −$10 | 127 high |
| 15 | Expected loss −$12 per submission: 3.6% of 1,645 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($910), and only a PSA 10 covers the $115 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $26 | $102 | $910 | $89 | +$795 | 3.6% | −$12 | 1,645 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$13 per submission: 1.5% of 3,415 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,620), and a PSA 9 ($180) still clears the $275 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $180 | $1,620 | $235 | +$1,345 | 1.5% | −$13 | 3,415 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$13 per submission: 14.5% of 62 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($375), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $15 | $60 | $375 | $84 | +$276 | 14.5% | −$13 | 62 medium |
| 18 | Expected loss −$17 per submission: 3.9% of 1,995 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,652), and only a PSA 10 covers the $311 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $120 | $1,652 | $236 | +$1,341 | 3.9% | −$17 | 1,995 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$20 per submission: 7.3% of 192 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($510), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $70 | $510 | $85 | +$411 | 7.3% | −$20 | 192 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$28 per submission: 5.1% of 1,571 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($760), and only a PSA 10 covers the $128 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $80 | $760 | $88 | +$632 | 5.1% | −$28 | 1,571 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 15.4% of 91 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($267), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $13 | $40 | $267 | $83 | +$172 | 15.4% | −$29 | 91 medium |
| 22 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 11.4% of 105 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $70 | $150 | $81 | +$61 | 11.4% | −$29 | 105 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$30 per submission: 1.3% of 3,111 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,470), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $145 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $125 | $1,470 | $115 | +$1,325 | 1.3% | −$30 | 3,111 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$34 per submission: 10.8% of 333 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($165), and only a PSA 10 covers the $105 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $23 | $99 | $165 | $82 | +$60 | 10.8% | −$34 | 333 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 0.4% of 8,463 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,600), and a PSA 9 ($1,825) still clears the $3,054 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $729 | $1,825 | $30,600 | $2,325 | +$27,546 | 0.4% | −$35 | 8,463 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 3.6% of 1,543 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($795), and only a PSA 10 covers the $123 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $80 | $795 | $88 | +$672 | 3.6% | −$35 | 1,543 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 18.3% of 120 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($238), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $18 | $238 | $82 | +$147 | 18.3% | −$35 | 120 high |
| 28 | Expected loss −$36 per submission: 2.2% of 3,170 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($720), and a PSA 9 ($118) still clears the $117 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $118 | $720 | $87 | +$603 | 2.2% | −$36 | 3,170 high |
| 29 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 5.3% of 1,367 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($336), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $65 | $336 | $83 | +$233 | 5.3% | −$37 | 1,367 high |
| 30 | Expected loss −$40 per submission: 1.3% of 3,368 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,640), and a PSA 9 ($302) still clears the $518 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $123 | $302 | $2,640 | $395 | +$2,122 | 1.3% | −$40 | 3,368 high |
| 31 | Expected loss −$41 per submission: 14.5% of 200 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($238), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $20 | $238 | $82 | +$146 | 14.5% | −$41 | 200 high |
| 32 | Expected loss −$42 per submission: 17% of 106 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($168), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $30 | $168 | $82 | +$81 | 17% | −$42 | 106 high |
| 33 | Expected loss −$44 per submission: 6.8% of 103 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($295), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $36 | $295 | $83 | +$207 | 6.8% | −$44 | 103 high |
| 34 | Expected loss −$45 per submission: 18.3% of 71 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($144), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $30 | $144 | $81 | +$54 | 18.3% | −$45 | 71 medium |
| 35 | Expected loss −$46 per submission: 12% of 50 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($140), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $5 | $33 | $140 | $81 | +$54 | 12% | −$46 | 50 medium |
| 36 | Expected loss −$50 per submission: 14.5% of 110 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($145), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $32 | $145 | $81 | +$58 | 14.5% | −$50 | 110 high |
| 37 | Expected loss −$53 per submission: 21.5% of 93 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $12 | $32 | $100 | $81 | +$7 | 21.5% | −$53 | 93 medium |
| 38 | Expected loss −$55 per submission: 14.4% of 146 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $37 | $120 | $81 | +$24 | 14.4% | −$55 | 146 high |
| 39 | Expected loss −$57 per submission: 9.5% of 169 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($123), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $29 | $123 | $81 | +$35 | 9.5% | −$57 | 169 high |
| 40 | Expected loss −$63 per submission: 12.8% of 125 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($108), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $16 | $108 | $81 | +$19 | 12.8% | −$63 | 125 high |
| 41 | Expected loss −$65 per submission: 8.3% of 109 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($103), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $16 | $103 | $81 | +$15 | 8.3% | −$65 | 109 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 Gym Heroes ranking
Every Gym Heroes card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 41 cards from the set pass. 41 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 13 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 Erika's Dratini from Gym Heroes, gems 15.1% of the time across 159 graded copies: +$499 is what a long run of submissions would average, $3,635 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Gym Heroes cards is 7.3%. Roughly one submitted copy in 14 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 41 ranked cards, 15 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 26 need a 10 to break even and 28 lose money on expectation. 36 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Gym Heroes 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 Gym Heroes card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.
Gym Heroes grading questions
Which Gym Heroes card is the best to grade?
On current numbers the Erika's Dratini (Gym Heroes #42): 15.1% of 159 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $499 per submission after the $410 grading cost, against a best case of $3,635 if it gems.
How many Gym Heroes cards are worth grading?
13 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 41 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. 41 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee.
What gem rate do Gym Heroes cards get at PSA?
The median across the 41 sampled Gym Heroes cards is 7.3%, so about one in 14 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Misty's Tentacool (Gym Heroes #32) at 21.5% of 93.
Does the Gym Heroes ranking apply to CGC or Beckett?
Not directly. The cost column is PSA's fee as of 2026-09-26 and the graded columns are PSA slab prices; the gem-rate sample falls back to CGC's population only when PSA has fewer than ten copies. A CGC or Beckett submission has its own fee and resale price.