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Best POP Series 5 Cards to Grade

The POP Series 5 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: Umbreon ☆ at +$100,329 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#CardRawPSA 10CostNet (best)Risk-adj.
1Umbreon ☆Umbreon ☆POP Series 5 #17$4,500$106,514$1,685+$100,329
2Espeon ☆Espeon ☆POP Series 5 #16$5,772$78,000$1,400+$70,828
3Pikachu δPikachu δPOP Series 5 #13$49$5,160$472+$4,639
4PikachuPikachuPOP Series 5 #12 · 0% gem rate$128$2,000$125+$1,747−$119
5LugiaLugiaPOP Series 5 #2 · 0.3% gem rate$110$511$85+$316−$76
6Charmander δCharmander δPOP Series 5 #10 · 13.4% gem rate$40$384$74+$270−$25
7Boost EnergyBoost EnergyPOP Series 5 #8$7$127$71+$49

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).