Best HS—Triumphant Cards to Grade
The HS—Triumphant 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: Gengar at an expected +$4,741.
Ranked by expected profit 24
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$4,741 per submission: 4.9% of 3,250 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($63,000), and a PSA 9 ($5,900) still clears the $4,210 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $561 | $5,900 | $63,000 | $3,649 | +$58,790 | 4.9% | +$4,741 | 3,250 high |
| 2 | Expected +$3,887 per submission: 6.7% of 2,286 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($52,800), and a PSA 9 ($2,320) still clears the $4,022 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $475 | $2,320 | $52,800 | $3,547 | +$48,778 | 6.7% | +$3,887 | 2,286 high |
| 3 | Expected +$741 per submission: 6.1% of 2,010 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,600), and a PSA 9 ($1,100) still clears the $900 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $185 | $1,100 | $9,600 | $715 | +$8,700 | 6.1% | +$741 | 2,010 high |
| 4 | Expected +$727 per submission: 7.6% of 1,328 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,500), and a PSA 9 ($840) still clears the $888 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $194 | $840 | $7,500 | $694 | +$6,613 | 7.6% | +$727 | 1,328 high |
| 5 | Expected +$639 per submission: 10.7% of 1,247 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,350), and a PSA 9 ($407) still clears the $827 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $144 | $407 | $6,350 | $683 | +$5,523 | 10.7% | +$639 | 1,247 high |
| 6 | Expected +$542 per submission: 11.3% of 354 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,000), and a PSA 9 ($235) still clears the $452 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $235 | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,548 | 11.3% | +$542 | 354 high |
| 7 | Expected +$469 per submission: 14.7% of 218 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,660), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $417 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $125 | $3,660 | $406 | +$3,243 | 14.7% | +$469 | 218 high |
| 8 | Expected +$438 per submission: 9.4% of 1,494 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,720), and a PSA 9 ($489) still clears the $516 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $110 | $489 | $3,720 | $406 | +$3,204 | 9.4% | +$438 | 1,494 high |
| 9 | Expected +$395 per submission: 10% of 1,235 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,500), and a PSA 9 ($550) still clears the $568 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $164 | $550 | $3,500 | $404 | +$2,932 | 10% | +$395 | 1,235 high |
| 10 | Expected +$391 per submission: 17.8% of 219 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($119) still clears the $258 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $119 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,242 | 17.8% | +$391 | 219 high |
| 11 | Expected +$345 per submission: 8.3% of 1,350 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,140), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $638 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $228 | $500 | $4,140 | $410 | +$3,502 | 8.3% | +$345 | 1,350 high |
| 12 | Expected +$343 per submission: 10.6% of 775 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,111), and a PSA 9 ($325) still clears the $461 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $61 | $325 | $3,111 | $400 | +$2,650 | 10.6% | +$343 | 775 high |
| 13 | Expected +$301 per submission: 13.7% of 321 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,470), and a PSA 9 ($305) still clears the $339 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $95 | $305 | $2,470 | $244 | +$2,131 | 13.7% | +$301 | 321 high |
| 14 | Expected +$287 per submission: 13.1% of 222 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,999), and a PSA 9 ($275) still clears the $261 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $22 | $275 | $1,999 | $239 | +$1,738 | 13.1% | +$287 | 222 high |
| 15 | Expected +$278 per submission: 9.8% of 881 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,593), and a PSA 9 ($397) still clears the $458 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $63 | $397 | $2,593 | $395 | +$2,135 | 9.8% | +$278 | 881 high |
| 16 | Expected +$240 per submission: 7.4% of 1,250 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,880), and a PSA 9 ($375) still clears the $462 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $64 | $375 | $2,880 | $398 | +$2,418 | 7.4% | +$240 | 1,250 high |
| 17 | Expected +$214 per submission: 6.2% of 1,237 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,840), and a PSA 9 ($400) still clears the $552 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $145 | $400 | $3,840 | $407 | +$3,288 | 6.2% | +$214 | 1,237 high |
| 18 | Expected +$137 per submission: 2.4% of 41 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,750), and a PSA 9 ($299) still clears the $248 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $11 | $299 | $1,750 | $237 | +$1,503 | 2.4% | +$137 | 41 medium |
| 19 | Expected +$118 per submission: 13.5% of 192 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,140), and only a PSA 10 covers the $122 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $85 | $1,140 | $111 | +$1,018 | 13.5% | +$118 | 192 high |
| 20 | Expected +$82 per submission: 9.6% of 178 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,230), and only a PSA 10 covers the $122 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $88 | $1,230 | $112 | +$1,108 | 9.6% | +$82 | 178 high |
| 21 | Expected +$46 per submission: 9.2% of 76 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,230), and only a PSA 10 covers the $128 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $16 | $40 | $1,230 | $112 | +$1,102 | 9.2% | +$46 | 76 medium |
| 22 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 4.8% of 62 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($231), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $80 | $231 | $82 | +$143 | 4.8% | −$38 | 62 medium |
| 23 | Expected loss −$57 per submission: 16.7% of 12 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($113), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $5 | $19 | $113 | $81 | +$26 | 16.7% | −$57 | 12 low |
| 24 | Expected loss −$72 per submission: 4.2% of 24 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($152), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $22 | $29 | $152 | $82 | +$48 | 4.2% | −$72 | 24 low |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 1
Fewer than 10 graded copies in the PSA and CGC population reports. They clear the grading cost if they gem — that is all the numbers support.
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | $7 | — | $141 | $81 | +$53 | — | — | none <10 |
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 HS—Triumphant ranking
Every HS—Triumphant card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 25 cards from the set pass. 24 of them (96%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 21 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 Gengar from HS—Triumphant, gems 4.9% of the time across 3,250 graded copies: +$4,741 is what a long run of submissions would average, $58,790 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled HS—Triumphant cards is 9.6%. Roughly one submitted copy in 10 came back PSA 10, and most rows here still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, so the PSA 9 price does most of the work. Of the 24 ranked cards, 18 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 6 need a 10 to break even and 3 lose money on expectation. 19 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
1 card sits below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Pidgeot from HS—Triumphant at +$53.
Before you submit a HS—Triumphant 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 HS—Triumphant card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.