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Best Legendary Collection Cards to Grade

The Legendary Collection cards where grading adds the most — ranked by net profit from raw to PSA 10 after real grading costs, with each card's estimated gem rate and risk-adjusted return. Top pick: Gengar at +$18,188 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#CardRawPSA 10CostNet (best)Risk-adj.
1GengarGengarLegendary Collection #11$81$18,877$609+$18,188
2CharizardCharizardLegendary Collection #3 · 0.5% gem rate$122$8,386$504+$7,760−$210
3Dark VaporeonDark VaporeonLegendary Collection #9 · 1.5% gem rate$135$3,711$232+$3,344−$60
4Dark DragoniteDark DragoniteLegendary Collection #5 · 1% gem rate$91$2,788$223+$2,474−$108
5FlareonFlareonLegendary Collection #10 · 5% gem rate$36$2,358$129+$2,193+$42
6GyaradosGyaradosLegendary Collection #12 · 4.3% gem rate$24$1,775$123+$1,628+$14
7ZapdosZapdosLegendary Collection #19 · 6% gem rate$19$1,750$122+$1,608+$31
8Dark SlowbroDark SlowbroLegendary Collection #8 · 5.5% gem rate$45$1,746$122+$1,579+$1
9HitmonleeHitmonleeLegendary Collection #13 · 3.2% gem rate$16$1,526$120+$1,390−$45
10VenusaurVenusaurLegendary Collection #18 · 2.3% gem rate$62$1,159$117+$981−$32
11SnorlaxSnorlaxLegendary Collection #64 · 23.3% gem rate$19$930$89+$822+$157
12NinetalesNinetalesLegendary Collection #17 · 2.2% gem rate$25$749$87+$636−$38
13PikachuPikachuLegendary Collection #86$7$700$87+$606
14ArticunoArticunoLegendary Collection #2 · 1.4% gem rate$25$683$87+$571−$41
15PsyduckPsyduckLegendary Collection #88 · 40.4% gem rate$10$600$86+$504+$172
16Dark BlastoiseDark BlastoiseLegendary Collection #4 · 0.7% gem rate$18$594$86+$490−$53
17Dark PersianDark PersianLegendary Collection #6 · 3% gem rate$37$612$86+$489−$29
18AlakazamAlakazamLegendary Collection #1 · 2.3% gem rate$78$568$86+$404−$12
19JolteonJolteonLegendary Collection #14 · 2.6% gem rate$33$500$85+$382−$34
20MewtwoMewtwoLegendary Collection #29 · 20.5% gem rate$44$510$85+$380+$51
21MukMukLegendary Collection #16 · 11.1% gem rate$21$450$74+$354+$1
22MachampMachampLegendary Collection #15 · 2.4% gem rate$16$358$74+$268−$34
23ArcanineArcanineLegendary Collection #36 · 37.9% gem rate$7$250$72+$170+$28
24Dark DragonairDark DragonairLegendary Collection #38 · 25.7% gem rate$5$234$72+$157−$2
25JynxJynxLegendary Collection #26 · 42.1% gem rate$7$205$72+$126+$41
26RhydonRhydonLegendary Collection #35 · 39.2% gem rate$8$171$72+$91+$32
27EeveeEeveeLegendary Collection #74 · 37.7% gem rate$5$139$71+$62−$14
28PidgeotPidgeotLegendary Collection #33 · 34.5% gem rate$10$132$71+$50+$10
29ButterfreeButterfreeLegendary Collection #21 · 31.6% gem rate$9$119$71+$38−$21
30HypnoHypnoLegendary Collection #25 · 36.4% gem rate$6$115$71+$38−$20
31Scoop UpScoop UpLegendary Collection #104 · 47.5% gem rate$7$109$71+$31+$7
32GrowlitheGrowlitheLegendary Collection #45 · 48.6% gem rate$8$95$71+$17−$23
33MagikarpMagikarpLegendary Collection #52 · 42.9% gem rate$8$93$71+$14−$24

Net (best) = PSA 10 value − raw value − grading cost (PSA fees as of 2026-06-28). Risk-adjusted weights every grade by its estimated likelihood from PSA population (cumulative and biased toward nicer copies — a guide, not a guarantee).