Best Lost Thunder Cards to Grade
The Lost Thunder 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: Mimikyu-GX at an expected +$669.
Worth grading48
With a gem-rate sample48100%
Positive expected value33
Median gem rate33.3%
PSA fees as of2026-09-26
Ranked by expected profit 48
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$669 per submission: 31.8% of 538 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,850), and a PSA 9 ($336) still clears the $642 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $244 | $336 | $2,850 | $398 | +$2,208 | 31.8% | +$669 | 538 high |
| 2 | Expected +$526 per submission: 29.2% of 473 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $547 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $152 | $155 | $2,600 | $395 | +$2,053 | 29.2% | +$526 | 473 high |
| 3 | Expected +$508 per submission: 32.6% of 2,296 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $470 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $229 | $282 | $2,150 | $241 | +$1,681 | 32.6% | +$508 | 2,296 high |
| 4 | Expected +$339 per submission: 26.4% of 1,992 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,757), and only a PSA 10 covers the $365 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $128 | $204 | $1,757 | $237 | +$1,393 | 26.4% | +$339 | 1,992 high |
| 5 | Expected +$280 per submission: 12.4% of 476 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($145) still clears the $255 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $145 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,245 | 12.4% | +$280 | 476 high |
| 6 | Expected +$201 per submission: 13.9% of 288 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,604), and a PSA 9 ($170) still clears the $255 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $170 | $1,604 | $235 | +$1,349 | 13.9% | +$201 | 288 high |
| 7 | Expected +$177 per submission: 31.5% of 852 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($720), and a PSA 9 ($163) still clears the $142 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $163 | $720 | $87 | +$577 | 31.5% | +$177 | 852 high |
| 8 | Expected +$175 per submission: 33.3% of 174 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($750), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $48 | $750 | $87 | +$643 | 33.3% | +$175 | 174 high |
| 9 | Expected +$167 per submission: 25.8% of 644 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $226 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $114 | $85 | $1,200 | $112 | +$974 | 25.8% | +$167 | 644 high |
| 10 | Expected +$120 per submission: 36.7% of 1,576 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($489), and a PSA 9 ($119) still clears the $121 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $36 | $119 | $489 | $85 | +$368 | 36.7% | +$120 | 1,576 high |
| 11 | Expected +$118 per submission: 31.5% of 260 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($550), and only a PSA 10 covers the $105 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $80 | $550 | $85 | +$445 | 31.5% | +$118 | 260 high |
| 12 | Expected +$109 per submission: 36.3% of 540 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $126 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $41 | $100 | $500 | $85 | +$374 | 36.3% | +$109 | 540 high |
| 13 | Expected +$85 per submission: 39% of 469 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($497), and only a PSA 10 covers the $171 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $86 | $108 | $497 | $85 | +$326 | 39% | +$85 | 469 high |
| 14 | Expected +$84 per submission: 16.5% of 164 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($850), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $13 | $65 | $850 | $88 | +$749 | 16.5% | +$84 | 164 high |
| 15 | Expected +$82 per submission: 44.4% of 450 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($350), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $42 | $350 | $83 | +$255 | 44.4% | +$82 | 450 high |
| 16 | Expected +$69 per submission: 40.8% of 316 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($430), and only a PSA 10 covers the $183 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $99 | $130 | $430 | $84 | +$247 | 40.8% | +$69 | 316 high |
| 17 | Expected +$63 per submission: 44.4% of 349 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($330), and only a PSA 10 covers the $132 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $49 | $109 | $330 | $83 | +$198 | 44.4% | +$63 | 349 high |
| 18 | Expected +$58 per submission: 36.8% of 250 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($350), and only a PSA 10 covers the $123 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $100 | $350 | $83 | +$227 | 36.8% | +$58 | 250 high |
| 19 | Expected +$56 per submission: 12.2% of 82 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($918), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $12 | $67 | $918 | $89 | +$816 | 12.2% | +$56 | 82 medium |
| 20 | Expected +$48 per submission: 15.3% of 307 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($750), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $26 | $750 | $87 | +$657 | 15.3% | +$48 | 307 high |
| 21 | Expected +$45 per submission: 32.5% of 366 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($390), and only a PSA 10 covers the $128 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $44 | $85 | $390 | $84 | +$262 | 32.5% | +$45 | 366 high |
| 22 | Expected +$44 per submission: 37.2% of 339 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($299), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $45 | $299 | $83 | +$207 | 37.2% | +$44 | 339 high |
| 23 | Expected +$38 per submission: 36.5% of 249 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($325), and only a PSA 10 covers the $121 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $38 | $70 | $325 | $83 | +$204 | 36.5% | +$38 | 249 high |
| 24 | Expected +$34 per submission: 47% of 151 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($250), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $15 | $250 | $82 | +$159 | 47% | +$34 | 151 high |
| 25 | Expected +$25 per submission: 37.6% of 338 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($305), and only a PSA 10 covers the $118 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $51 | $305 | $83 | +$187 | 37.6% | +$25 | 338 high |
| 26 | Expected +$23 per submission: 38% of 108 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($249), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $28 | $249 | $82 | +$159 | 38% | +$23 | 108 high |
| 27 | Expected +$20 per submission: 29% of 535 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($370), and only a PSA 10 covers the $112 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $28 | $34 | $370 | $84 | +$259 | 29% | +$20 | 535 high |
| 28 | Expected +$19 per submission: 30.8% of 1,100 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($750), and only a PSA 10 covers the $320 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $233 | $200 | $750 | $87 | +$430 | 30.8% | +$19 | 1,100 high |
| 29 | Expected +$9 per submission: 31.6% of 155 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($214), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $69 | $214 | $82 | +$121 | 31.6% | +$9 | 155 high |
| 30 | Expected +$4 per submission: 41.7% of 379 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($285), and only a PSA 10 covers the $171 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $88 | $115 | $285 | $83 | +$114 | 41.7% | +$4 | 379 high |
| 31 | Expected +$4 per submission: 43.8% of 112 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($183), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $30 | $183 | $82 | +$92 | 43.8% | +$4 | 112 high |
| 32 | Expected +$3 per submission: 17.8% of 90 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($420), and only a PSA 10 covers the $108 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $24 | $60 | $420 | $84 | +$312 | 17.8% | +$3 | 90 medium |
| 33 | Expected +$1 per submission: 35.8% of 134 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($260), and only a PSA 10 covers the $112 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $29 | $34 | $260 | $83 | +$148 | 35.8% | +$1 | 134 high |
| 34 | Expected loss −$6 per submission: 37.7% of 130 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($203), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $22 | $203 | $82 | +$107 | 37.7% | −$6 | 130 high |
| 35 | Expected loss −$7 per submission: 27.5% of 189 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($275), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $27 | $275 | $83 | +$176 | 27.5% | −$7 | 189 high |
| 36 | Expected loss −$7 per submission: 33.2% of 883 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($298), and only a PSA 10 covers the $141 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $58 | $52 | $298 | $83 | +$157 | 33.2% | −$7 | 883 high |
| 37 | Expected loss −$14 per submission: 45.7% of 293 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $74 | $120 | $81 | +$19 | 45.7% | −$14 | 293 high |
| 38 | Expected loss −$15 per submission: 37.4% of 227 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($207), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $17 | $207 | $82 | +$105 | 37.4% | −$15 | 227 high |
| 39 | Expected loss −$15 per submission: 40.4% of 99 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $28 | $150 | $81 | +$61 | 40.4% | −$15 | 99 medium |
| 40 | Expected loss −$24 per submission: 43.9% of 132 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $22 | $25 | $150 | $81 | +$47 | 43.9% | −$24 | 132 high |
| 41 | Expected loss −$25 per submission: 33.2% of 1,336 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($299), and only a PSA 10 covers the $175 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $92 | $80 | $299 | $83 | +$124 | 33.2% | −$25 | 1,336 high |
| 42 | Expected loss −$31 per submission: 38.8% of 80 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($132), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $13 | $19 | $132 | $81 | +$38 | 38.8% | −$31 | 80 medium |
| 43 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 29% of 193 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($168), and only a PSA 10 covers the $119 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $58 | $168 | $82 | +$49 | 29% | −$35 | 193 high |
| 44 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 44.4% of 270 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $27 | $100 | $81 | +$7 | 44.4% | −$35 | 270 high |
| 45 | Expected loss −$36 per submission: 27.8% of 826 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($234), and only a PSA 10 covers the $166 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $84 | $100 | $234 | $82 | +$68 | 27.8% | −$36 | 826 high |
| 46 | Expected loss −$43 per submission: 38.3% of 196 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $137 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $46 | $180 | $82 | +$43 | 38.3% | −$43 | 196 high |
| 47 | Expected loss −$50 per submission: 14.6% of 41 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($87), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $5 | $38 | $87 | $81 | +$1 | 14.6% | −$50 | 41 medium |
| 48 | Expected loss −$63 per submission: 11.1% of 63 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($147), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $15 | $147 | $81 | +$56 | 11.1% | −$63 | 63 medium |
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 Lost Thunder ranking
Every Lost Thunder card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 48 cards from the set pass. 48 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 33 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 Mimikyu-GX from Lost Thunder, gems 31.8% of the time across 538 graded copies: +$669 is what a long run of submissions would average, $2,208 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Lost Thunder cards is 33.3%. Roughly one submitted copy in 3 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 48 ranked cards, 5 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 43 need a 10 to break even and 15 lose money on expectation. 42 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Lost Thunder 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 Lost Thunder card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.
Lost Thunder grading questions
Which Lost Thunder card is the best to grade?
On current numbers the Mimikyu-GX (Lost Thunder #226): 31.8% of 538 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $669 per submission after the $398 grading cost, against a best case of $2,208 if it gems.
How many Lost Thunder cards are worth grading?
33 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 48 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. 48 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee.
What gem rate do Lost Thunder cards get at PSA?
The median across the 48 sampled Lost Thunder cards is 33.3%, so about one in 3 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Genesect-GX (Lost Thunder #204) at 47% of 151.
Does the Lost Thunder 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.