Best Legendary Collection Cards to Grade
The Legendary Collection 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 +$5,498.
Ranked by expected profit 33
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GengarLegendary Collection #11 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$5,498 per submission: 1.5% of 1,329 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($336,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,100) still clears the $8,579 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $200 | $2,100 | $336,000 | $8,379 | +$327,421 | 1.5% | +$5,498 | 1,329 high |
| 2 |  Dark VaporeonLegendary Collection #9 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$881 per submission: 1.6% of 1,159 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($66,000), and a PSA 9 ($729) still clears the $3,978 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $299 | $729 | $66,000 | $3,679 | +$62,022 | 1.6% | +$881 | 1,159 high |
| 3 |  ArcanineLegendary Collection #36 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$804 per submission: 37.4% of 107 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $253 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $42 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,247 | 37.4% | +$804 | 107 high |
| 4 |  Dark DragoniteLegendary Collection #5 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$802 per submission: 0.9% of 1,407 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($84,000), and a PSA 9 ($978) still clears the $4,033 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $174 | $978 | $84,000 | $3,859 | +$79,967 | 0.9% | +$802 | 1,407 high |
| 5 |  CharizardLegendary Collection #3 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$615 per submission: 0.5% of 3,286 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($67,800), and a PSA 9 ($3,450) still clears the $4,110 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $413 | $3,450 | $67,800 | $3,697 | +$63,690 | 0.5% | +$615 | 3,286 high |
| 6 |  NinetalesLegendary Collection #17 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$566 per submission: 2.2% of 679 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($27,600), and a PSA 9 ($220) still clears the $2,332 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $220 | $27,600 | $2,295 | +$25,268 | 2.2% | +$566 | 679 high |
| 7 |  MagikarpLegendary Collection #52 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$532 per submission: 39.4% of 99 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and a PSA 9 ($90) still clears the $123 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $90 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,377 | 39.4% | +$532 | 99 medium |
| 8 |  MukLegendary Collection #16 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$477 per submission: 10.9% of 513 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,920), and a PSA 9 ($112) still clears the $438 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $112 | $4,920 | $418 | +$4,482 | 10.9% | +$477 | 513 high |
| 9 |  JolteonLegendary Collection #14 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$461 per submission: 2.5% of 876 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($19,200), and a PSA 9 ($320) still clears the $1,271 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $320 | $19,200 | $1,211 | +$17,929 | 2.5% | +$461 | 876 high |
| 10 |  GyaradosLegendary Collection #12 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$426 per submission: 4.2% of 843 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($425) still clears the $778 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $59 | $425 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,222 | 4.2% | +$426 | 843 high |
| 11 |  MewtwoLegendary Collection #29 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$379 per submission: 19.2% of 495 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,156), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $296 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $300 | $2,156 | $241 | +$1,860 | 19.2% | +$379 | 495 high |
| 12 |  VenusaurLegendary Collection #18 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$346 per submission: 2.1% of 1,403 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,100), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $759 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $59 | $1,000 | $8,100 | $700 | +$7,341 | 2.1% | +$346 | 1,403 high |
| 13 |  Dark BlastoiseLegendary Collection #4 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$332 per submission: 0.6% of 1,257 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($43,200), and a PSA 9 ($965) still clears the $2,574 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $123 | $965 | $43,200 | $2,451 | +$40,626 | 0.6% | +$332 | 1,257 high |
| 14 |  ZapdosLegendary Collection #19 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$330 per submission: 6% of 805 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,300), and a PSA 9 ($168) still clears the $719 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $168 | $6,300 | $682 | +$5,581 | 6% | +$330 | 805 high |
| 15 |  ArticunoLegendary Collection #2 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$317 per submission: 1.4% of 799 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($28,200), and a PSA 9 ($240) still clears the $2,368 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $67 | $240 | $28,200 | $2,301 | +$25,832 | 1.4% | +$317 | 799 high |
| 16 |  SnorlaxLegendary Collection #64 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$300 per submission: 20.7% of 276 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,422), and a PSA 9 ($270) still clears the $133 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $270 | $1,422 | $114 | +$1,289 | 20.7% | +$300 | 276 high |
| 17 |  Dark RaichuLegendary Collection #7 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$278 per submission: 1% of 933 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,300), and a PSA 9 ($305) still clears the $2,378 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $56 | $305 | $30,300 | $2,322 | +$27,922 | 1% | +$278 | 933 high |
| 18 |  MachampLegendary Collection #15 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$249 per submission: 2.4% of 674 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $753 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $300 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,247 | 2.4% | +$249 | 674 high |
| 19 |  HypnoLegendary Collection #25 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$239 per submission: 34% of 94 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($919), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $35 | $919 | $89 | +$823 | 34% | +$239 | 94 medium |
| 20 |  PikachuLegendary Collection #86 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$225 per submission: 28.7% of 753 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($880), and a PSA 9 ($140) still clears the $96 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $140 | $880 | $89 | +$785 | 28.7% | +$225 | 753 high |
| 21 |  AlakazamLegendary Collection #1 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$216 per submission: 2.2% of 770 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,600), and a PSA 9 ($355) still clears the $771 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $56 | $355 | $9,600 | $715 | +$8,829 | 2.2% | +$216 | 770 high |
| 22 |  Dark PersianLegendary Collection #6 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$173 per submission: 2.8% of 706 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,000), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $738 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $39 | $125 | $8,000 | $699 | +$7,262 | 2.8% | +$173 | 706 high |
| 23 |  HitmonleeLegendary Collection #13 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$162 per submission: 3% of 623 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,200), and a PSA 9 ($130) still clears the $727 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $36 | $130 | $7,200 | $691 | +$6,473 | 3% | +$162 | 623 high |
| 24 |  FlareonLegendary Collection #10 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$143 per submission: 4.9% of 967 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,120), and a PSA 9 ($335) still clears the $469 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $69 | $335 | $3,120 | $400 | +$2,651 | 4.9% | +$143 | 967 high |
| 25 |  PsyduckLegendary Collection #88 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$141 per submission: 35% of 163 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $45 | $600 | $86 | +$505 | 35% | +$141 | 163 high |
| 26 |  JynxLegendary Collection #26 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$114 per submission: 41% of 78 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $70 | $400 | $84 | +$309 | 41% | +$114 | 78 medium |
| 27 |  Dark SlowbroLegendary Collection #8 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$104 per submission: 5.4% of 672 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,830), and a PSA 9 ($246) still clears the $270 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $246 | $1,830 | $237 | +$1,560 | 5.4% | +$104 | 672 high |
| 28 |  ButterfreeLegendary Collection #21 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$75 per submission: 30.3% of 99 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $21 | $500 | $85 | +$406 | 30.3% | +$75 | 99 medium |
| 29 |  BulbasaurLegendary Collection #68 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$66 per submission: 34.5% of 374 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $35 | $400 | $84 | +$306 | 34.5% | +$66 | 374 high |
| 30 |  Dark DragonairLegendary Collection #38 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$24 per submission: 24.8% of 234 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($311), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $60 | $311 | $83 | +$223 | 24.8% | +$24 | 234 high |
| 31 |  PidgeotLegendary Collection #33 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$22 per submission: 31.9% of 91 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($199), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $80 | $199 | $82 | +$111 | 31.9% | +$22 | 91 medium |
| 32 |  RhydonLegendary Collection #35 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected loss −$26 per submission: 38.3% of 81 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($133), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $19 | $133 | $81 | +$44 | 38.3% | −$26 | 81 medium |
| 33 |  NidokingLegendary Collection #31 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected loss −$32 per submission: 30.5% of 141 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($95), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $65 | $95 | $81 | +$3 | 30.5% | −$32 | 141 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.
PSA population 110
Every Legendary Collection card with a PSA population reading, ranked five ways. A historical PSA 10 rate is the share of graded copies that came back a 10 — how hard a 10 has been to earn, not the chance your copy earns one — and it is only quoted on cards with at least 20 graded copies; the PSA 10 tables use the same floor. PSA counts as of 16 Oct 2026. How population is measured.
Most graded 110
The most-submitted cards, by total PSA graded.
| # | Card | Graded | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charizard #3 | 3,286 | 17 |
| 2 | Dark Dragonite #5 | 1,407 | 13 |
| 3 | Venusaur #18 | 1,403 | 30 |
| 4 | Gengar #11 | 1,329 | 20 |
| 5 | Dark Blastoise #4 | 1,257 | 8 |
| 6 | Dark Vaporeon #9 | 1,159 | 18 |
| 7 | Flareon #10 | 967 | 47 |
| 8 | Dark Raichu #7 | 933 | 9 |
| 9 | Jolteon #14 | 876 | 22 |
| 10 | Gyarados #12 | 843 | 35 |
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| # | Card | Graded | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Zapdos #19 | 805 | 48 |
| 12 | Articuno #2 | 799 | 11 |
| 13 | Alakazam #1 | 770 | 17 |
| 14 | Pikachu #86 | 753 | 216 |
| 15 | Dark Persian #6 | 706 | 20 |
| 16 | Ninetales #17 | 679 | 15 |
| 17 | Machamp #15 | 674 | 16 |
| 18 | Dark Slowbro #8 | 672 | 36 |
| 19 | Hitmonlee #13 | 623 | 19 |
| 20 | Charmander #70 | 593 | 155 |
| 21 | Squirtle #95 | 556 | 170 |
| 22 | Muk #16 | 513 | 56 |
| 23 | Mewtwo #29 | 495 | 95 |
| 24 | Bulbasaur #68 | 374 | 129 |
| 25 | Charmeleon #37 | 329 | 97 |
Fewest PSA 10s 110
The smallest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Blastoise #4 | 8 | 1,257 |
| 2 | Dark Raichu #7 | 9 | 933 |
| 3 | Articuno #2 | 11 | 799 |
| 4 | Dark Dragonite #5 | 13 | 1,407 |
| 5 | Ninetales #17 | 15 | 679 |
| 6 | Machamp #15 | 16 | 674 |
| 7 | Charizard #3 | 17 | 3,286 |
| 8 | Alakazam #1 | 17 | 770 |
| 9 | Dark Vaporeon #9 | 18 | 1,159 |
| 10 | Hitmonlee #13 | 19 | 623 |
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| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Scoop Up #104 | 19 | 42 |
| 12 | Gengar #11 | 20 | 1,329 |
| 13 | Dark Persian #6 | 20 | 706 |
| 14 | Sandslash #62 | 21 | 61 |
| 15 | Jolteon #14 | 22 | 876 |
| 16 | Rhyhorn #90 | 22 | 80 |
| 17 | Omastar #58 | 22 | 74 |
| 18 | Geodude #77 | 23 | 86 |
| 19 | Raticate #61 | 23 | 62 |
| 20 | Tauros #65 | 23 | 60 |
| 21 | Nidorina #55 | 23 | 55 |
| 22 | Primeape #59 | 24 | 85 |
| 23 | Omanyte #57 | 24 | 62 |
| 24 | Fearow #42 | 24 | 59 |
| 25 | Full Heal Energy #100 | 24 | 41 |
Most PSA 10s 110
The largest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pikachu #86 | 216 | 753 |
| 2 | Squirtle #95 | 170 | 556 |
| 3 | Charmander #70 | 155 | 593 |
| 4 | Bulbasaur #68 | 129 | 374 |
| 5 | Eevee #74 | 98 | 275 |
| 6 | Charmeleon #37 | 97 | 329 |
| 7 | Mewtwo #29 | 95 | 495 |
| 8 | Dark Wartortle #39 | 75 | 277 |
| 9 | Ivysaur #47 | 67 | 155 |
| 10 | Potion #110 | 60 | 149 |
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| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dratini #72 | 59 | 193 |
| 12 | Dark Dragonair #38 | 58 | 234 |
| 13 | Psyduck #88 | 57 | 163 |
| 14 | Snorlax #64 | 57 | 276 |
| 15 | Vulpix #98 | 56 | 127 |
| 16 | Muk #16 | 56 | 513 |
| 17 | Bill #108 | 53 | 147 |
| 18 | Gastly #76 | 51 | 131 |
| 19 | Zapdos #19 | 48 | 805 |
| 20 | Magneton #28 | 47 | 139 |
| 21 | Flareon #10 | 47 | 967 |
| 22 | Moltres #30 | 46 | 174 |
| 23 | Pidgey #85 | 45 | 94 |
| 24 | Mysterious Fossil #109 | 45 | 96 |
| 25 | Nidoking #31 | 43 | 141 |
Hardest to gem 110
The lowest historical PSA 10 rates among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | Historical PSA 10 rate | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charizard #3 | 0.5% | 3,286 |
| 2 | Dark Blastoise #4 | 0.6% | 1,257 |
| 3 | Dark Dragonite #5 | 0.9% | 1,407 |
| 4 | Dark Raichu #7 | 1.0% | 933 |
| 5 | Articuno #2 | 1.4% | 799 |
| 6 | Gengar #11 | 1.5% | 1,329 |
| 7 | Dark Vaporeon #9 | 1.6% | 1,159 |
| 8 | Venusaur #18 | 2.1% | 1,403 |
| 9 | Alakazam #1 | 2.2% | 770 |
| 10 | Ninetales #17 | 2.2% | 679 |
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| # | Card | Historical PSA 10 rate | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Machamp #15 | 2.4% | 674 |
| 12 | Jolteon #14 | 2.5% | 876 |
| 13 | Dark Persian #6 | 2.8% | 706 |
| 14 | Hitmonlee #13 | 3.0% | 623 |
| 15 | Gyarados #12 | 4.2% | 843 |
| 16 | Flareon #10 | 4.9% | 967 |
| 17 | Dark Slowbro #8 | 5.4% | 672 |
| 18 | Zapdos #19 | 6.0% | 805 |
| 19 | Muk #16 | 11% | 513 |
| 20 | Mewtwo #29 | 19% | 495 |
| 21 | Snorlax #64 | 21% | 276 |
| 22 | Dark Dragonair #38 | 25% | 234 |
| 23 | Charmander #70 | 26% | 593 |
| 24 | Moltres #30 | 26% | 174 |
| 25 | Geodude #77 | 27% | 86 |
Fastest growing 68
The most copies newly PSA graded over 30 days, between our readings of 24 Aug 2026 and 28 Sept 2026 — weekly readings, never interpolated between.
| # | Card | New graded | PSA 10s change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charizard #3 | +61 | 0 |
| 2 | Gengar #11 | +30 | 0 |
| 3 | Dark Blastoise #4 | +28 | 0 |
| 4 | Dark Dragonite #5 | +24 | 0 |
| 5 | Dark Vaporeon #9 | +24 | 0 |
| 6 | Mewtwo #29 | +18 | 0 |
| 7 | Venusaur #18 | +16 | 0 |
| 8 | Pikachu #86 | +15 | +2 |
| 9 | Dark Raichu #7 | +14 | 0 |
| 10 | Alakazam #1 | +13 | 0 |
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| # | Card | New graded | PSA 10s change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dark Slowbro #8 | +13 | 0 |
| 12 | Jolteon #14 | +12 | 0 |
| 13 | Articuno #2 | +12 | 0 |
| 14 | Machamp #15 | +10 | 0 |
| 15 | Squirtle #95 | +10 | +2 |
| 16 | Flareon #10 | +9 | 0 |
| 17 | Zapdos #19 | +9 | 0 |
| 18 | Dark Persian #6 | +9 | 0 |
| 19 | Ninetales #17 | +9 | 0 |
| 20 | Snorlax #64 | +9 | 0 |
| 21 | Muk #16 | +8 | 0 |
| 22 | Gyarados #12 | +7 | 0 |
| 23 | Psyduck #88 | +7 | 0 |
| 24 | Hitmonlee #13 | +6 | 0 |
| 25 | Charmander #70 | +6 | 0 |
How to read the Legendary Collection ranking
Every Legendary Collection card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 33 cards from the set pass. 33 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 31 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 Legendary Collection, gems 1.5% of the time across 1,329 graded copies: +$5,498 is what a long run of submissions would average, $327,421 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Legendary Collection cards is 5.4%. Roughly one submitted copy in 19 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 33 ranked cards, 23 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 10 need a 10 to break even and 2 lose money on expectation. 27 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Legendary Collection 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 Legendary Collection card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.