Best Platinum Cards to Grade

The Platinum 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: Palkia G at +$15,610 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit

#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	Palkia GPlatinum #12	$8	$16,200	$582	+$15,610	—
2	GiratinaPlatinum #10	$64	$15,000	$570	+$14,366	—
3	Dialga G LV.XPlatinum #122	$32	$10,800	$528	+$10,240	—
4	Palkia G LV.XPlatinum #125	$25	$7,000	$490	+$6,485	—
5	ScytherPlatinum #130	$13	$4,000	$235	+$3,752	—
6	Giratina LV.XPlatinum #124 · 1.9% gem rate	$159	$3,000	$225	+$2,616	+$30
7	Shaymin LV.XPlatinum #127 · 5.5% gem rate	$45	$2,627	$221	+$2,361	+$17
8	Shaymin LV.XPlatinum #126 · 1.6% gem rate	$88	$2,000	$125	+$1,787	+$29
9	SwabluPlatinum #SH5 · 1.7% gem rate	$77	$1,904	$124	+$1,703	+$167
10	LucarioPlatinum #53	$7	$1,440	$119	+$1,314	—
11	GardevoirPlatinum #8 · 5% gem rate	$18	$1,065	$116	+$931	−$10
12	LotadPlatinum #SH4 · 1.6% gem rate	$65	$816	$88	+$664	−$40
13	HitmonchanPlatinum #129 · 6.6% gem rate	$20	$770	$88	+$663	+$3
14	Dialga GPlatinum #7 · 6.8% gem rate	$18	$697	$87	+$592	+$9
15	GiratinaPlatinum #27 · 6.8% gem rate	$10	$545	$85	+$450	−$42
16	SquirtlePlatinum #96 · 9.7% gem rate	$9	$460	$75	+$377	−$20
17	PsyduckPlatinum #87 · 3.8% gem rate	$25	$423	$74	+$324	−$43
18	Drapion LV.XPlatinum #123 · 0.8% gem rate	$50	$360	$74	+$236	−$38
19	Weavile GPlatinum #17 · 9.7% gem rate	$10	$300	$73	+$217	−$25
20	BlazikenPlatinum #3 · 3.9% gem rate	$25	$300	$73	+$202	−$20
21	GiratinaPlatinum #9 · 4.2% gem rate	$33	$305	$73	+$198	+$11
22	ShayminPlatinum #14 · 1.3% gem rate	$13	$274	$73	+$188	−$27
23	ElectabuzzPlatinum #128 · 2.3% gem rate	$22	$272	$73	+$178	−$30
24	ShayminPlatinum #38 · 3% gem rate	$9	$226	$72	+$145	−$46
25	BanettePlatinum #19 · 3.6% gem rate	$10	$185	$72	+$103	−$64
26	AmpharosPlatinum #1 · 4.2% gem rate	$30	$202	$72	+$100	−$64
27	DelcattyPlatinum #4 · 1.8% gem rate	$10	$162	$72	+$80	−$40
28	RampardosPlatinum #13 · 5.8% gem rate	$6	$154	$72	+$77	−$51
29	ShayminPlatinum #15 · 5.4% gem rate	$9	$153	$72	+$72	−$47
30	MareepPlatinum #82 · 5.4% gem rate	$11	$148	$71	+$65	−$45
31	LickitungPlatinum #80 · 6.6% gem rate	$9	$140	$71	+$59	−$47
32	BlastoisePlatinum #2 · 3.3% gem rate	$49	$157	$72	+$37	−$47
33	HappinyPlatinum #76 · 15% gem rate	$9	$109	$71	+$29	−$53
34	DialgaPlatinum #6 · 3.7% gem rate	$20	$103	$71	+$11	−$43
35	Gyarados GPlatinum #30 · 17.4% gem rate	$12	$94	$71	+$11	−$40

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).

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