Best Ruby & Sapphire Cards to Grade

The Ruby & Sapphire 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: Mewtwo ex at +$22,079 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	Mewtwo exRuby & Sapphire #101 · 2% gem rate	$369	$23,099	$651	+$22,079	+$9
2	Hitmonchan exRuby & Sapphire #98	$89	$9,350	$514	+$8,748	—
3	SwampertRuby & Sapphire #13	$27	$5,160	$472	+$4,662	—
4	SceptileRuby & Sapphire #11	$37	$5,100	$471	+$4,592	—
5	Scyther exRuby & Sapphire #102 · 3.3% gem rate	$126	$4,920	$244	+$4,549	−$23
6	Sneasel exRuby & Sapphire #103 · 3.7% gem rate	$85	$3,950	$234	+$3,630	−$33
7	BlazikenRuby & Sapphire #3	$26	$3,250	$227	+$2,997	—
8	Magmar exRuby & Sapphire #100 · 4.3% gem rate	$64	$2,699	$222	+$2,413	−$47
9	AggronRuby & Sapphire #1 · 7.4% gem rate	$32	$1,795	$123	+$1,640	+$55
10	Electabuzz exRuby & Sapphire #97 · 4.1% gem rate	$31	$1,750	$122	+$1,596	−$6
11	WailordRuby & Sapphire #14	$13	$1,400	$119	+$1,268	—
12	SlakingRuby & Sapphire #12 · 10.5% gem rate	$20	$1,275	$118	+$1,138	+$39
13	DelcattyRuby & Sapphire #5 · 8.9% gem rate	$13	$1,193	$117	+$1,063	+$22
14	MightyenaRuby & Sapphire #10 · 9.7% gem rate	$27	$1,100	$116	+$957	+$5
15	ManectricRuby & Sapphire #9 · 12.6% gem rate	$17	$1,075	$116	+$942	+$35
16	Chansey exRuby & Sapphire #96 · 3.1% gem rate	$60	$939	$89	+$790	−$8
17	BeautiflyRuby & Sapphire #2 · 7.2% gem rate	$21	$787	$88	+$678	−$1
18	CameruptRuby & Sapphire #4 · 10.9% gem rate	$16	$579	$86	+$477	+$8
19	Lapras exRuby & Sapphire #99 · 2.6% gem rate	$130	$492	$75	+$287	−$3
20	DustoxRuby & Sapphire #6 · 4.3% gem rate	$17	$150	$71	+$61	−$42
21	MudkipRuby & Sapphire #59 · 36.7% gem rate	$8	$84	$71	+$5	−$38

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).

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