Best Neo Genesis Cards to Grade
The Neo Genesis 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: Lugia at an expected +$185.
Ranked by expected profit 24
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$185 per submission: 0.1% of 11,630 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180,000), and a PSA 9 ($4,000) still clears the $7,569 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $750 | $4,000 | $180,000 | $6,819 | +$172,431 | 0.1% | +$185 | 11,630 high |
| 2 | Expected +$163 per submission: 0.6% of 3,349 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,000), and a PSA 9 ($699) still clears the $2,454 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $135 | $699 | $30,000 | $2,319 | +$27,546 | 0.6% | +$163 | 3,349 high |
| 3 | Expected +$120 per submission: 19.5% of 113 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($800), and a PSA 9 ($142) still clears the $95 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $142 | $800 | $88 | +$705 | 19.5% | +$120 | 113 high |
| 4 | Expected +$98 per submission: 1.6% of 2,167 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,000), and a PSA 9 ($450) still clears the $779 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $90 | $450 | $7,000 | $689 | +$6,221 | 1.6% | +$98 | 2,167 high |
| 5 | Expected +$89 per submission: 14.3% of 1,200 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($930), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $79 | $930 | $89 | +$831 | 14.3% | +$89 | 1,200 high |
| 6 | Expected +$81 per submission: 2.4% of 2,014 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,000), and a PSA 9 ($212) still clears the $466 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $47 | $212 | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,534 | 2.4% | +$81 | 2,014 high |
| 7 | Expected +$74 per submission: 3.5% of 1,933 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($222) still clears the $431 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $222 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,569 | 3.5% | +$74 | 1,933 high |
| 8 | Expected +$41 per submission: 2.2% of 2,961 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,999), and only a PSA 10 covers the $878 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $189 | $250 | $6,999 | $689 | +$6,121 | 2.2% | +$41 | 2,961 high |
| 9 | Expected +$38 per submission: 3.7% of 1,553 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $269 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $90 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,231 | 3.7% | +$38 | 1,553 high |
| 10 | Expected +$17 per submission: 0.4% of 2,153 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,067), and a PSA 9 ($895) still clears the $841 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $141 | $895 | $8,067 | $700 | +$7,226 | 0.4% | +$17 | 2,153 high |
| 11 | Expected +$17 per submission: 4% of 1,978 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and a PSA 9 ($138) still clears the $155 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $138 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,345 | 4% | +$17 | 1,978 high |
| 12 | Expected +$14 per submission: 0.2% of 1,805 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($21,499), and a PSA 9 ($249) still clears the $1,279 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $249 | $21,499 | $1,234 | +$20,220 | 0.2% | +$14 | 1,805 high |
| 13 | Expected +$8 per submission: 29.6% of 54 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($250), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $50 | $250 | $82 | +$160 | 29.6% | +$8 | 54 medium |
| 14 | Expected +$3 per submission: 1.4% of 1,892 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,720), and a PSA 9 ($325) still clears the $505 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $99 | $325 | $3,720 | $406 | +$3,215 | 1.4% | +$3 | 1,892 high |
| 15 | Expected loss −$2 per submission: 1.2% of 3,028 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,800), and a PSA 9 ($192) still clears the $417 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $192 | $2,800 | $397 | +$2,383 | 1.2% | −$2 | 3,028 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$3 per submission: 11.6% of 95 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($450), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $10 | $50 | $450 | $84 | +$356 | 11.6% | −$3 | 95 medium |
| 17 | Expected loss −$10 per submission: 1.3% of 1,836 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($138) still clears the $269 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $138 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,231 | 1.3% | −$10 | 1,836 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$15 per submission: 17.5% of 137 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($265), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $60 | $265 | $83 | +$174 | 17.5% | −$15 | 137 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$20 per submission: 0.3% of 3,202 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,174), and a PSA 9 ($510) still clears the $761 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $90 | $510 | $5,174 | $671 | +$4,413 | 0.3% | −$20 | 3,202 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$22 per submission: 0.9% of 1,722 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,200), and a PSA 9 ($155) still clears the $441 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $155 | $4,200 | $411 | +$3,759 | 0.9% | −$22 | 1,722 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$30 per submission: 0.8% of 2,122 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,500), and a PSA 9 ($132) still clears the $420 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $132 | $3,500 | $404 | +$3,080 | 0.8% | −$30 | 2,122 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$48 per submission: 0.5% of 1,676 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($940), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $169 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $300 | $940 | $89 | +$770 | 0.5% | −$48 | 1,676 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$50 per submission: 0.1% of 4,140 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,063), and a PSA 9 ($1,175) still clears the $470 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $230 | $1,175 | $2,063 | $240 | +$1,593 | 0.1% | −$50 | 4,140 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$62 per submission: 1.2% of 831 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,632), and only a PSA 10 covers the $252 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $28 | $1,632 | $235 | +$1,379 | 1.2% | −$62 | 831 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.
How to read the Neo Genesis ranking
Every Neo Genesis card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 24 cards from the set pass. 24 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 14 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 Lugia from Neo Genesis, gems 0.1% of the time across 11,630 graded copies: +$185 is what a long run of submissions would average, $172,431 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Neo Genesis cards is 1.4%. Roughly one submitted copy in 71 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, 17 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 7 need a 10 to break even and 10 lose money on expectation. 22 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Neo Genesis 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 Neo Genesis card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.