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Best POP Series 8 Cards to Grade

The POP Series 8 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: Piplup at +$234 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#CardRawPSA 10CostNet (best)Risk-adj.
1PiplupPiplupPOP Series 8 #15 · 3% gem rate$18$325$73+$234−$40
2ProbopassProbopassPOP Series 8 #4 · 0% gem rate$7$270$73+$191−$46
3LucarioLucarioPOP Series 8 #2 · 25% gem rate$9$250$72+$169−$3
4TurtwigTurtwigPOP Series 8 #17 · 12.9% gem rate$5$143$71+$66−$38
5ChimcharChimcharPOP Series 8 #12 · 0% gem rate$19$139$71+$49−$60
6Rare CandyRare CandyPOP Series 8 #10 · 30% gem rate$8$124$71+$45−$19
7LuxrayLuxrayPOP Series 8 #3 · 5.1% gem rate$7$118$71+$39−$53

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).