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Best POP Series 6 Cards to Grade

The POP Series 6 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: Pikachu at +$570 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#CardRawPSA 10CostNet (best)Risk-adj.
1PikachuPikachuPOP Series 6 #9 · 3% gem rate$60$717$87+$570−$43
2LucarioLucarioPOP Series 6 #2 · 5.3% gem rate$11$543$85+$446+$29
3RioluRioluPOP Series 6 #8$20$442$74+$348
4BidoofBidoofPOP Series 6 #11$34$415$74+$307
5PiplupPiplupPOP Series 6 #15 · 16.7% gem rate$30$273$73+$170−$10
6GibleGiblePOP Series 6 #7$21$236$72+$143
7BastiodonBastiodonPOP Series 6 #1 · 0% gem rate$6$131$71+$53−$61
8ChimcharChimcharPOP Series 6 #14 · 4.6% gem rate$8$110$71+$31−$58

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).