Best Roaring Skies Cards to Grade
The Roaring Skies 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: Rayquaza-EX at an expected +$1,442.
Ranked by expected profit 23
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rayquaza-EXRoaring Skies #104 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$1,442 per submission: 1.7% of 2,064 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($75,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,650) still clears the $3,889 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $1,650 | $75,000 | $3,769 | +$71,111 | 1.7% | +$1,442 | 2,064 high |
| 2 |  DragoniteRoaring Skies #52 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$975 per submission: 5.3% of 617 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($19,200), and a PSA 9 ($425) still clears the $1,290 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $79 | $425 | $19,200 | $1,211 | +$17,910 | 5.3% | +$975 | 617 high |
| 3 |  M Rayquaza-EXRoaring Skies #105 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$788 per submission: 2.4% of 4,813 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($35,400), and a PSA 9 ($2,645) still clears the $3,023 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $650 | $2,645 | $35,400 | $2,373 | +$32,377 | 2.4% | +$788 | 4,813 high |
| 4 |  Latios-EXRoaring Skies #101 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$777 per submission: 3.3% of 1,185 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($25,350), and a PSA 9 ($360) still clears the $2,314 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $41 | $360 | $25,350 | $2,273 | +$23,037 | 3.3% | +$777 | 1,185 high |
| 5 |  M Gallade-EXRoaring Skies #100 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$575 per submission: 3.6% of 861 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($18,000), and a PSA 9 ($275) still clears the $1,236 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $275 | $18,000 | $1,199 | +$16,764 | 3.6% | +$575 | 861 high |
| 6 |  Shaymin-EXRoaring Skies #77a · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$561 per submission: 5% of 222 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,800), and a PSA 9 ($1,350) still clears the $1,496 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $369 | $1,350 | $10,800 | $1,127 | +$9,304 | 5% | +$561 | 222 high |
| 7 |  Rayquaza-EXRoaring Skies #75 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$471 per submission: 20.1% of 1,874 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,365), and a PSA 9 ($328) still clears the $282 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $39 | $328 | $2,365 | $243 | +$2,083 | 20.1% | +$471 | 1,874 high |
| 8 |  M Rayquaza-EXRoaring Skies #76 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$279 per submission: 7.9% of 1,825 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,960), and a PSA 9 ($400) still clears the $473 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $64 | $400 | $3,960 | $409 | +$3,488 | 7.9% | +$279 | 1,825 high |
| 9 |  Hydreigon-EXRoaring Skies #103 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$278 per submission: 3% of 574 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,100), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $1,163 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $250 | $11,100 | $1,130 | +$9,937 | 3% | +$278 | 574 high |
| 10 |  Shaymin-EXRoaring Skies #106 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$271 per submission: 9.5% of 536 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,050), and a PSA 9 ($234) still clears the $420 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $234 | $3,050 | $400 | +$2,631 | 9.5% | +$271 | 536 high |
| 11 |  JirachiRoaring Skies #42 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$270 per submission: 13.9% of 201 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,400), and a PSA 9 ($91) still clears the $253 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $91 | $2,400 | $243 | +$2,147 | 13.9% | +$270 | 201 high |
| 12 |  Rayquaza-EXRoaring Skies #60 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$176 per submission: 7.2% of 649 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($175) still clears the $421 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $22 | $175 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,580 | 7.2% | +$176 | 649 high |
| 13 |  M Rayquaza-EXRoaring Skies #61 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$164 per submission: 4.6% of 3,058 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,600), and a PSA 9 ($455) still clears the $556 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $141 | $455 | $4,600 | $415 | +$4,044 | 4.6% | +$164 | 3,058 high |
| 14 |  M Latios-EXRoaring Skies #102 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$115 per submission: 2.4% of 1,307 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,000), and a PSA 9 ($560) still clears the $789 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $100 | $560 | $7,000 | $689 | +$6,211 | 2.4% | +$115 | 1,307 high |
| 15 |  Thundurus-EXRoaring Skies #98 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$110 per submission: 6.9% of 347 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,520), and only a PSA 10 covers the $409 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $95 | $2,520 | $394 | +$2,111 | 6.9% | +$110 | 347 high |
| 16 |  WinonaRoaring Skies #108 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$104 per submission: 2.7% of 829 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,300), and a PSA 9 ($150) still clears the $708 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $26 | $150 | $6,300 | $682 | +$5,592 | 2.7% | +$104 | 829 high |
| 17 |  M Gallade-EXRoaring Skies #35 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$28 per submission: 8.2% of 453 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $105 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $85 | $1,000 | $90 | +$895 | 8.2% | +$28 | 453 high |
| 18 |  Gallade-EXRoaring Skies #99 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$16 per submission: 4.7% of 382 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($910), and a PSA 9 ($199) still clears the $108 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $199 | $910 | $89 | +$802 | 4.7% | +$16 | 382 high |
| 19 |  M Latios-EXRoaring Skies #59 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$15 per submission: 4.7% of 919 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and a PSA 9 ($110) still clears the $130 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $110 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,370 | 4.7% | +$15 | 919 high |
| 20 |  WallyRoaring Skies #107 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$10 per submission: 8.6% of 408 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($649), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $45 | $649 | $86 | +$547 | 8.6% | −$10 | 408 high |
| 21 |  Shaymin-EXRoaring Skies #77 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$22 per submission: 17.1% of 351 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($326), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $17 | $326 | $83 | +$233 | 17.1% | −$22 | 351 high |
| 22 |  Energy SwitchRoaring Skies #109 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$29 per submission: 5.2% of 172 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($850), and only a PSA 10 covers the $108 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $46 | $850 | $88 | +$742 | 5.2% | −$29 | 172 high |
| 23 |  VS SeekerRoaring Skies #110 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$55 per submission: 8.6% of 292 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($300), and only a PSA 10 covers the $98 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $19 | $300 | $83 | +$202 | 8.6% | −$55 | 292 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.
PSA population 110
Every Roaring Skies card with a PSA population reading, ranked five ways. A historical PSA 10 rate is the share of graded copies that came back a 10 — how hard a 10 has been to earn, not the chance your copy earns one — and it is only quoted on cards with at least 20 graded copies; the PSA 10 tables use the same floor. PSA counts as of 16 Oct 2026. How population is measured.
Most graded 110
The most-submitted cards, by total PSA graded.
| # | Card | Graded | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Rayquaza-EX #105 | 4,813 | 116 |
| 2 | M Rayquaza-EX #61 | 3,058 | 140 |
| 3 | Rayquaza-EX #104 | 2,064 | 35 |
| 4 | Rayquaza-EX #75 | 1,874 | 376 |
| 5 | M Rayquaza-EX #76 | 1,825 | 145 |
| 6 | M Latios-EX #102 | 1,307 | 32 |
| 7 | Latios-EX #101 | 1,185 | 39 |
| 8 | M Latios-EX #59 | 919 | 43 |
| 9 | M Gallade-EX #100 | 861 | 31 |
| 10 | Winona #108 | 829 | 22 |
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| # | Card | Graded | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Rayquaza-EX #60 | 649 | 47 |
| 12 | Dragonite #52 | 617 | 33 |
| 13 | Hydreigon-EX #103 | 574 | 17 |
| 14 | Shaymin-EX #106 | 536 | 51 |
| 15 | M Gallade-EX #35 | 453 | 37 |
| 16 | Wally #107 | 408 | 35 |
| 17 | Pikachu #20 | 389 | 60 |
| 18 | Gallade-EX #99 | 382 | 18 |
| 19 | Shaymin-EX #77 | 351 | 60 |
| 20 | Thundurus-EX #98 | 347 | 24 |
| 21 | VS Seeker #110 | 292 | 25 |
| 22 | Latios-EX #58 | 291 | 34 |
| 23 | Jirachi #42 | 201 | 28 |
| 24 | Energy Switch #109 | 172 | 9 |
| 25 | Articuno #17 | 163 | 31 |
Fewest PSA 10s 100
The smallest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beautifly #5 | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | Articuno #16 | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | Zekrom #64 | 5 | 68 |
| 4 | Wally #94 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Tranquill #79 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Wide Lens #95 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Mega Turbo #86 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Absol #40 | 6 | 44 |
| 9 | Tropius #12 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | Winona #96 | 6 | 26 |
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| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Togetic #44 | 6 | 22 |
| 12 | Revive #88 | 6 | 21 |
| 13 | Unfezant #81 | 6 | 20 |
| 14 | Zapdos #23 | 7 | 27 |
| 15 | Altaria #74 | 7 | 27 |
| 16 | Dustox #8 | 7 | 23 |
| 17 | Dustox #7 | 8 | 27 |
| 18 | Banette #32 | 8 | 26 |
| 19 | Unfezant #80 | 8 | 24 |
| 20 | Steven #90 | 8 | 21 |
| 21 | Energy Switch #109 | 9 | 172 |
| 22 | Reshiram #63 | 9 | 82 |
| 23 | Swellow #72 | 9 | 62 |
| 24 | Gliscor #37 | 9 | 24 |
| 25 | Gallade Spirit Link #83 | 9 | 23 |
Most PSA 10s 100
The largest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayquaza-EX #75 | 376 | 1,874 |
| 2 | M Rayquaza-EX #76 | 145 | 1,825 |
| 3 | M Rayquaza-EX #61 | 140 | 3,058 |
| 4 | M Rayquaza-EX #105 | 116 | 4,813 |
| 5 | Shaymin-EX #77 | 60 | 351 |
| 6 | Pikachu #20 | 60 | 389 |
| 7 | Shaymin-EX #106 | 51 | 536 |
| 8 | Rayquaza-EX #60 | 47 | 649 |
| 9 | M Latios-EX #59 | 43 | 919 |
| 10 | Latios-EX #101 | 39 | 1,185 |
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| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | M Gallade-EX #35 | 37 | 453 |
| 12 | Wally #107 | 35 | 408 |
| 13 | Rayquaza-EX #104 | 35 | 2,064 |
| 14 | Latios-EX #58 | 34 | 291 |
| 15 | Dragonite #52 | 33 | 617 |
| 16 | M Latios-EX #102 | 32 | 1,307 |
| 17 | Articuno #17 | 31 | 163 |
| 18 | M Gallade-EX #100 | 31 | 861 |
| 19 | Shuppet #30 | 29 | 57 |
| 20 | Jirachi #42 | 28 | 201 |
| 21 | Togepi #43 | 27 | 61 |
| 22 | Dratini #49 | 27 | 69 |
| 23 | Meowth #67 | 27 | 87 |
| 24 | Cascoon #6 | 26 | 55 |
| 25 | Voltorb #21 | 25 | 57 |
Hardest to gem 100
The lowest historical PSA 10 rates among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | Historical PSA 10 rate | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayquaza-EX #104 | 1.7% | 2,064 |
| 2 | M Rayquaza-EX #105 | 2.4% | 4,813 |
| 3 | M Latios-EX #102 | 2.4% | 1,307 |
| 4 | Winona #108 | 2.7% | 829 |
| 5 | Hydreigon-EX #103 | 3.0% | 574 |
| 6 | Latios-EX #101 | 3.3% | 1,185 |
| 7 | M Gallade-EX #100 | 3.6% | 861 |
| 8 | M Rayquaza-EX #61 | 4.6% | 3,058 |
| 9 | M Latios-EX #59 | 4.7% | 919 |
| 10 | Gallade-EX #99 | 4.7% | 382 |
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| # | Card | Historical PSA 10 rate | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Energy Switch #109 | 5.2% | 172 |
| 12 | Dragonite #52 | 5.3% | 617 |
| 13 | Thundurus-EX #98 | 6.9% | 347 |
| 14 | Rayquaza-EX #60 | 7.2% | 649 |
| 15 | Zekrom #64 | 7.4% | 68 |
| 16 | Hydreigon-EX #62 | 7.5% | 147 |
| 17 | M Rayquaza-EX #76 | 7.9% | 1,825 |
| 18 | M Gallade-EX #35 | 8.2% | 453 |
| 19 | VS Seeker #110 | 8.6% | 292 |
| 20 | Wally #107 | 8.6% | 408 |
| 21 | Beautifly #5 | 9.1% | 33 |
| 22 | Shaymin-EX #106 | 9.5% | 536 |
| 23 | Deoxys #33 | 10% | 118 |
| 24 | Togekiss #46 | 10% | 124 |
| 25 | Reshiram #63 | 11% | 82 |
Fastest growing 61
The most copies newly PSA graded over 30 days, between our readings of 24 Aug 2026 and 28 Sept 2026 — weekly readings, never interpolated between.
| # | Card | New graded | PSA 10s change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Rayquaza-EX #105 | +184 | 0 |
| 2 | M Rayquaza-EX #61 | +103 | 0 |
| 3 | Rayquaza-EX #104 | +89 | 0 |
| 4 | M Rayquaza-EX #76 | +60 | 0 |
| 5 | Rayquaza-EX #75 | +59 | +3 |
| 6 | M Latios-EX #102 | +51 | 0 |
| 7 | Latios-EX #101 | +34 | 0 |
| 8 | Dragonite #52 | +22 | 0 |
| 9 | M Latios-EX #59 | +21 | 0 |
| 10 | Pikachu #20 | +17 | 0 |
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| # | Card | New graded | PSA 10s change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | M Gallade-EX #100 | +14 | 0 |
| 12 | Rayquaza-EX #60 | +11 | 0 |
| 13 | Articuno #17 | +10 | +1 |
| 14 | Hydreigon-EX #103 | +9 | 0 |
| 15 | M Gallade-EX #35 | +8 | 0 |
| 16 | Winona #108 | +6 | 0 |
| 17 | Jirachi #42 | +5 | 0 |
| 18 | Shaymin-EX #106 | +4 | 0 |
| 19 | Gallade-EX #99 | +4 | 0 |
| 20 | Wally #107 | +3 | 0 |
| 21 | Thundurus-EX #98 | +3 | 0 |
| 22 | Latios-EX #58 | +3 | 0 |
| 23 | Dragonite #51 | +3 | 0 |
| 24 | Hydreigon-EX #62 | +2 | 0 |
| 25 | Togekiss #46 | +2 | 0 |
How to read the Roaring Skies ranking
Every Roaring Skies card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 23 cards from the set pass. 23 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 19 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 Rayquaza-EX from Roaring Skies, gems 1.7% of the time across 2,064 graded copies: +$1,442 is what a long run of submissions would average, $71,111 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Roaring Skies cards is 5.2%. Roughly one submitted copy in 19 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 23 ranked cards, 17 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 6 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 23 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Roaring Skies 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 Roaring Skies card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.