Best HS—Unleashed Cards to Grade
The HS—Unleashed 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: Tyranitar at an expected +$2,723.
Ranked by expected profit 22
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$2,723 per submission: 1% of 1,174 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($252,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,100) still clears the $8,094 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $555 | $3,100 | $252,000 | $7,539 | +$243,906 | 1% | +$2,723 | 1,174 high |
| 2 | Expected +$745 per submission: 6.6% of 715 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,250) still clears the $854 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $145 | $1,250 | $9,000 | $709 | +$8,146 | 6.6% | +$745 | 715 high |
| 3 | Expected +$684 per submission: 2.8% of 672 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($22,800), and a PSA 9 ($750) still clears the $1,402 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $155 | $750 | $22,800 | $1,247 | +$21,398 | 2.8% | +$684 | 672 high |
| 4 | Expected +$592 per submission: 2.3% of 562 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($12,500), and a PSA 9 ($1,700) still clears the $1,234 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $90 | $1,700 | $12,500 | $1,144 | +$11,266 | 2.3% | +$592 | 562 high |
| 5 | Expected +$426 per submission: 5.2% of 554 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,824), and a PSA 9 ($750) still clears the $735 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $58 | $750 | $5,824 | $677 | +$5,088 | 5.2% | +$426 | 554 high |
| 6 | Expected +$379 per submission: 2% of 707 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,999), and a PSA 9 ($1,500) still clears the $891 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $172 | $1,500 | $9,999 | $719 | +$9,108 | 2% | +$379 | 707 high |
| 7 | Expected +$343 per submission: 3.9% of 571 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $784 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $65 | $250 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,216 | 3.9% | +$343 | 571 high |
| 8 | Expected +$314 per submission: 2.2% of 451 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,500), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $814 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $1,000 | $7,500 | $694 | +$6,686 | 2.2% | +$314 | 451 high |
| 9 | Expected +$272 per submission: 5% of 662 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,535), and a PSA 9 ($849) still clears the $524 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $849 | $3,535 | $404 | +$3,011 | 5% | +$272 | 662 high |
| 10 | Expected +$268 per submission: 1.3% of 600 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,500), and a PSA 9 ($800) still clears the $764 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $800 | $7,500 | $694 | +$6,736 | 1.3% | +$268 | 600 high |
| 11 | Expected +$266 per submission: 2.1% of 725 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,520), and a PSA 9 ($1,500) still clears the $529 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $135 | $1,500 | $2,520 | $394 | +$1,991 | 2.1% | +$266 | 725 high |
| 12 | Expected +$164 per submission: 7.5% of 120 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,800), and a PSA 9 ($150) still clears the $413 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $150 | $2,800 | $397 | +$2,387 | 7.5% | +$164 | 120 high |
| 13 | Expected +$123 per submission: 2.9% of 680 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,130), and a PSA 9 ($700) still clears the $375 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $135 | $700 | $2,130 | $240 | +$1,755 | 2.9% | +$123 | 680 high |
| 14 | Expected +$101 per submission: 6% of 84 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $419 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $24 | $92 | $2,600 | $395 | +$2,181 | 6% | +$101 | 84 medium |
| 15 | Expected +$71 per submission: 5.2% of 97 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,601), and a PSA 9 ($186) still clears the $244 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $186 | $1,601 | $235 | +$1,357 | 5.2% | +$71 | 97 medium |
| 16 | Expected +$59 per submission: 8% of 88 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,250), and a PSA 9 ($99) still clears the $118 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $99 | $1,250 | $112 | +$1,131 | 8% | +$59 | 88 medium |
| 17 | Expected +$4 per submission: 10% of 230 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,059), and only a PSA 10 covers the $236 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $125 | $203 | $1,059 | $111 | +$823 | 10% | +$4 | 230 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 8.8% of 91 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($312), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $11 | $49 | $312 | $83 | +$217 | 8.8% | −$37 | 91 medium |
| 19 | Expected loss −$45 per submission: 2.8% of 106 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($110), and a PSA 9 ($100) still clears the $95 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $100 | $110 | $81 | +$15 | 2.8% | −$45 | 106 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$46 per submission: 9.8% of 51 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($168), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $11 | $76 | $168 | $82 | +$75 | 9.8% | −$46 | 51 medium |
| 21 | Expected loss −$60 per submission: 2.5% of 364 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($416), and only a PSA 10 covers the $126 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $42 | $78 | $416 | $84 | +$290 | 2.5% | −$60 | 364 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$72 per submission: 0% of 21 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($300), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $5 | $38 | $300 | $83 | +$212 | 0% | −$72 | 21 low |
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—Unleashed ranking
Every HS—Unleashed card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 22 cards from the set pass. 22 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 17 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 Tyranitar from HS—Unleashed, gems 1% of the time across 1,174 graded copies: +$2,723 is what a long run of submissions would average, $243,906 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled HS—Unleashed cards is 3.9%. Roughly one submitted copy in 26 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 22 ranked cards, 16 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 6 need a 10 to break even and 5 lose money on expectation. 16 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a HS—Unleashed 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—Unleashed card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.