Best Primal Clash Cards to Grade
The Primal Clash 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: Kyogre-EX at an expected +$555.
Ranked by expected profit 28
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$555 per submission: 1.5% of 942 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,950), and a PSA 9 ($3,435) still clears the $1,249 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $110 | $3,435 | $11,950 | $1,139 | +$10,702 | 1.5% | +$555 | 942 high |
| 2 | Expected +$420 per submission: 11.5% of 87 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $426 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $12 | $54 | $4,500 | $414 | +$4,074 | 11.5% | +$420 | 87 medium |
| 3 | Expected +$305 per submission: 1.7% of 1,054 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,400), and a PSA 9 ($1,200) still clears the $796 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $93 | $1,200 | $8,400 | $703 | +$7,604 | 1.7% | +$305 | 1,054 high |
| 4 | Expected +$298 per submission: 11.2% of 392 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,250), and a PSA 9 ($96) still clears the $414 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $96 | $3,250 | $402 | +$2,836 | 11.2% | +$298 | 392 high |
| 5 | Expected +$212 per submission: 5.9% of 187 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,500), and a PSA 9 ($108) still clears the $440 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $26 | $108 | $4,500 | $414 | +$4,060 | 5.9% | +$212 | 187 high |
| 6 | Expected +$205 per submission: 4.5% of 244 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $704 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $61 | $6,600 | $685 | +$5,896 | 4.5% | +$205 | 244 high |
| 7 | Expected +$158 per submission: 3% of 302 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,300), and a PSA 9 ($265) still clears the $707 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $265 | $6,300 | $682 | +$5,593 | 3% | +$158 | 302 high |
| 8 | Expected +$150 per submission: 5% of 357 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,240), and a PSA 9 ($365) still clears the $436 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $365 | $3,240 | $401 | +$2,804 | 5% | +$150 | 357 high |
| 9 | Expected +$136 per submission: 11.5% of 157 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and a PSA 9 ($100) still clears the $127 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $100 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,373 | 11.5% | +$136 | 157 high |
| 10 | Expected +$132 per submission: 1% of 1,137 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,713), and a PSA 9 ($1,303) still clears the $550 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $154 | $1,303 | $2,713 | $396 | +$2,163 | 1% | +$132 | 1,137 high |
| 11 | Expected +$119 per submission: 5.2% of 307 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,960), and only a PSA 10 covers the $430 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $21 | $55 | $3,960 | $409 | +$3,530 | 5.2% | +$119 | 307 high |
| 12 | Expected +$101 per submission: 5.2% of 592 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($350) still clears the $497 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $98 | $350 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,503 | 5.2% | +$101 | 592 high |
| 13 | Expected +$92 per submission: 15.9% of 82 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($900), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $70 | $900 | $89 | +$805 | 15.9% | +$92 | 82 medium |
| 14 | Expected +$85 per submission: 2.1% of 389 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($993), and a PSA 9 ($478) still clears the $127 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $478 | $993 | $90 | +$866 | 2.1% | +$85 | 389 high |
| 15 | Expected +$45 per submission: 8.1% of 445 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $134 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $46 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,366 | 8.1% | +$45 | 445 high |
| 16 | Expected +$38 per submission: 5.9% of 422 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($759), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $108 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $300 | $759 | $88 | +$651 | 5.9% | +$38 | 422 high |
| 17 | Expected +$32 per submission: 3% of 338 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($539), and a PSA 9 ($290) still clears the $114 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $29 | $290 | $539 | $85 | +$424 | 3% | +$32 | 338 high |
| 18 | Expected +$11 per submission: 9.8% of 183 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($720), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $40 | $720 | $87 | +$624 | 9.8% | +$11 | 183 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$1 per submission: 3.3% of 210 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,853), and a PSA 9 ($155) still clears the $278 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $155 | $1,853 | $238 | +$1,575 | 3.3% | −$1 | 210 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$13 per submission: 3.9% of 204 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($540), and a PSA 9 ($179) still clears the $100 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $179 | $540 | $85 | +$440 | 3.9% | −$13 | 204 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$16 per submission: 3.7% of 188 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($485), and a PSA 9 ($140) still clears the $101 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $140 | $485 | $85 | +$385 | 3.7% | −$16 | 188 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$26 per submission: 1.7% of 238 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,680), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $276 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $200 | $1,680 | $236 | +$1,404 | 1.7% | −$26 | 238 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 7.3% of 137 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($163), and a PSA 9 ($100) still clears the $97 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $100 | $163 | $82 | +$66 | 7.3% | −$35 | 137 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$47 per submission: 3.9% of 103 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($650), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $42 | $650 | $86 | +$545 | 3.9% | −$47 | 103 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$53 per submission: 2.8% of 143 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($498), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $56 | $498 | $85 | +$399 | 2.8% | −$53 | 143 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$61 per submission: 16.9% of 59 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($98), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $13 | $25 | $98 | $81 | +$4 | 16.9% | −$61 | 59 medium |
| 27 | Expected loss −$64 per submission: 1.2% of 81 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($300), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $5 | $40 | $300 | $83 | +$212 | 1.2% | −$64 | 81 medium |
| 28 | Expected loss −$69 per submission: 10% of 100 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $19 | $100 | $81 | +$4 | 10% | −$69 | 100 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 Primal Clash ranking
Every Primal Clash card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 28 cards from the set pass. 28 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 18 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 Kyogre-EX from Primal Clash, gems 1.5% of the time across 942 graded copies: +$555 is what a long run of submissions would average, $10,702 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Primal Clash cards is 5%. Roughly one submitted copy in 20 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 28 ranked cards, 17 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 11 need a 10 to break even and 10 lose money on expectation. 24 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Primal Clash 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 Primal Clash card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.