Best Ruby & Sapphire Cards to Grade
The Ruby & Sapphire 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: Mewtwo ex at an expected +$1,767.
Ranked by expected profit 24
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mewtwo exRuby & Sapphire #101 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$1,767 per submission: 1.8% of 4,283 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($38,400), and a PSA 9 ($6,265) still clears the $3,053 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $650 | $6,265 | $38,400 | $2,403 | +$35,347 | 1.8% | +$1,767 | 4,283 high |
| 2 |  Scyther exRuby & Sapphire #102 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$1,398 per submission: 3% of 2,202 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($41,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,650) still clears the $2,593 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $164 | $1,650 | $41,000 | $2,429 | +$38,407 | 3% | +$1,398 | 2,202 high |
| 3 |  Chansey exRuby & Sapphire #96 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$1,060 per submission: 2.9% of 1,797 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,999), and a PSA 9 ($1,250) still clears the $2,417 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $88 | $1,250 | $30,999 | $2,329 | +$28,582 | 2.9% | +$1,060 | 1,797 high |
| 4 |  Lapras exRuby & Sapphire #99 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$676 per submission: 2.4% of 2,256 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($18,600), and a PSA 9 ($1,925) still clears the $1,404 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $199 | $1,925 | $18,600 | $1,205 | +$17,196 | 2.4% | +$676 | 2,256 high |
| 5 |  SceptileRuby & Sapphire #11 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$655 per submission: 2.2% of 908 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,100), and a PSA 9 ($2,900) still clears the $770 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $100 | $2,900 | $5,100 | $670 | +$4,330 | 2.2% | +$655 | 908 high |
| 6 |  Magmar exRuby & Sapphire #100 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$531 per submission: 4.1% of 1,593 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,300), and a PSA 9 ($885) still clears the $795 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $83 | $885 | $9,300 | $712 | +$8,505 | 4.1% | +$531 | 1,593 high |
| 7 |  SwampertRuby & Sapphire #13 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$515 per submission: 4.7% of 838 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,263) still clears the $784 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $105 | $1,263 | $6,000 | $679 | +$5,216 | 4.7% | +$515 | 838 high |
| 8 |  Hitmonchan exRuby & Sapphire #98 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$502 per submission: 2.3% of 1,906 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,300), and a PSA 9 ($1,200) still clears the $1,299 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $127 | $1,200 | $15,300 | $1,172 | +$14,001 | 2.3% | +$502 | 1,906 high |
| 9 |  GardevoirRuby & Sapphire #7 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$468 per submission: 2.6% of 644 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,200) still clears the $777 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $58 | $1,200 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,223 | 2.6% | +$468 | 644 high |
| 10 |  BlazikenRuby & Sapphire #3 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$428 per submission: 4.6% of 957 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,924), and a PSA 9 ($975) still clears the $772 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $94 | $975 | $5,924 | $678 | +$5,152 | 4.6% | +$428 | 957 high |
| 11 |  Sneasel exRuby & Sapphire #103 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$406 per submission: 3.4% of 1,714 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,200), and a PSA 9 ($1,315) still clears the $814 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $123 | $1,315 | $7,200 | $691 | +$6,387 | 3.4% | +$406 | 1,714 high |
| 12 |  MudkipRuby & Sapphire #59 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$361 per submission: 35.6% of 87 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,100), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $119 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $200 | $1,100 | $111 | +$981 | 35.6% | +$361 | 87 medium |
| 13 |  MightyenaRuby & Sapphire #10 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$331 per submission: 9.6% of 397 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,616), and a PSA 9 ($281) still clears the $438 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $281 | $3,616 | $405 | +$3,178 | 9.6% | +$331 | 397 high |
| 14 |  Electabuzz exRuby & Sapphire #97 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$314 per submission: 3.9% of 1,583 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,000), and a PSA 9 ($745) still clears the $759 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $745 | $6,000 | $679 | +$5,241 | 3.9% | +$314 | 1,583 high |
| 15 |  ManectricRuby & Sapphire #9 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$275 per submission: 12% of 374 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $414 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $75 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,586 | 12% | +$275 | 374 high |
| 16 |  SlakingRuby & Sapphire #12 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$264 per submission: 10.2% of 295 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,025), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $419 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $200 | $3,025 | $399 | +$2,606 | 10.2% | +$264 | 295 high |
| 17 |  DelcattyRuby & Sapphire #5 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$181 per submission: 8.5% of 329 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,984), and only a PSA 10 covers the $437 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $38 | $106 | $2,984 | $399 | +$2,547 | 8.5% | +$181 | 329 high |
| 18 |  AggronRuby & Sapphire #1 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$174 per submission: 7.4% of 366 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,269), and a PSA 9 ($266) still clears the $277 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $266 | $2,269 | $242 | +$1,992 | 7.4% | +$174 | 366 high |
| 19 |  WailordRuby & Sapphire #14 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$135 per submission: 8.2% of 379 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,400), and a PSA 9 ($321) still clears the $145 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $321 | $1,400 | $114 | +$1,255 | 8.2% | +$135 | 379 high |
| 20 |  CameruptRuby & Sapphire #4 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$121 per submission: 10.1% of 335 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,537), and a PSA 9 ($150) still clears the $249 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $150 | $1,537 | $234 | +$1,288 | 10.1% | +$121 | 335 high |
| 21 |  BeautiflyRuby & Sapphire #2 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$71 per submission: 6.9% of 363 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,020), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $125 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $200 | $1,020 | $110 | +$895 | 6.9% | +$71 | 363 high |
| 22 |  DustoxRuby & Sapphire #6 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$62 per submission: 4.1% of 368 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,520), and a PSA 9 ($126) still clears the $422 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $28 | $126 | $2,520 | $394 | +$2,098 | 4.1% | +$62 | 368 high |
| 23 |  HariyamaRuby & Sapphire #8 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$59 per submission: 10.1% of 288 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,080), and only a PSA 10 covers the $125 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $84 | $1,080 | $111 | +$956 | 10.1% | +$59 | 288 high |
| 24 |  SceptileRuby & Sapphire #20 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected loss −$24 per submission: 12.6% of 103 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($348), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $40 | $348 | $83 | +$256 | 12.6% | −$24 | 103 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 107
Every Ruby & Sapphire 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 15 Oct 2026. How population is measured.
Most graded 107
The most-submitted cards, by total PSA graded.
| # | Card | Graded | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mewtwo ex #101 | 4,283 | 75 |
| 2 | Lapras ex #99 | 2,256 | 54 |
| 3 | Scyther ex #102 | 2,202 | 67 |
| 4 | Hitmonchan ex #98 | 1,906 | 43 |
| 5 | Chansey ex #96 | 1,797 | 52 |
| 6 | Sneasel ex #103 | 1,714 | 59 |
| 7 | Magmar ex #100 | 1,593 | 65 |
| 8 | Electabuzz ex #97 | 1,583 | 61 |
| 9 | Blaziken #3 | 957 | 44 |
| 10 | Sceptile #11 | 908 | 20 |
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| # | Card | Graded | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Swampert #13 | 838 | 39 |
| 12 | Gardevoir #7 | 644 | 17 |
| 13 | Mightyena #10 | 397 | 38 |
| 14 | Wailord #14 | 379 | 31 |
| 15 | Manectric #9 | 374 | 45 |
| 16 | Dustox #6 | 368 | 15 |
| 17 | Aggron #1 | 366 | 27 |
| 18 | Beautifly #2 | 363 | 25 |
| 19 | Camerupt #4 | 335 | 34 |
| 20 | Delcatty #5 | 329 | 28 |
| 21 | Slaking #12 | 295 | 30 |
| 22 | Hariyama #8 | 288 | 29 |
| 23 | Blaziken #15 | 212 | 30 |
| 24 | Swampert #23 | 193 | 27 |
| 25 | Torchic #73 | 119 | 31 |
Fewest PSA 10s 80
The smallest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breloom #16 | 3 | 35 |
| 2 | Rainbow Energy #95 | 4 | 29 |
| 3 | Darkness Energy #93 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Wurmple #78 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Sharpedo #22 | 6 | 49 |
| 6 | Numel #61 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Poochyena #63 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Kirlia #34 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Metal Energy #94 | 6 | 24 |
| 10 | Seaking #21 | 7 | 45 |
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| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Pelipper #19 | 7 | 42 |
| 12 | Carvanha #51 | 7 | 29 |
| 13 | Hariyama #33 | 7 | 25 |
| 14 | Delcatty #29 | 7 | 24 |
| 15 | Aron #49 | 7 | 24 |
| 16 | Skitty #71 | 7 | 22 |
| 17 | Weezing #24 | 8 | 44 |
| 18 | Grovyle #32 | 8 | 38 |
| 19 | Skitty #70 | 8 | 30 |
| 20 | Ralts #68 | 8 | 28 |
| 21 | Manectric #39 | 8 | 21 |
| 22 | Marshtomp #41 | 9 | 30 |
| 23 | Makuhita #56 | 9 | 22 |
| 24 | Potion #91 | 9 | 22 |
| 25 | Ralts #67 | 9 | 21 |
Most PSA 10s 80
The largest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mewtwo ex #101 | 75 | 4,283 |
| 2 | Scyther ex #102 | 67 | 2,202 |
| 3 | Magmar ex #100 | 65 | 1,593 |
| 4 | Electabuzz ex #97 | 61 | 1,583 |
| 5 | Sneasel ex #103 | 59 | 1,714 |
| 6 | Lapras ex #99 | 54 | 2,256 |
| 7 | Chansey ex #96 | 52 | 1,797 |
| 8 | Manectric #9 | 45 | 374 |
| 9 | Blaziken #3 | 44 | 957 |
| 10 | Hitmonchan ex #98 | 43 | 1,906 |
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| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Swampert #13 | 39 | 838 |
| 12 | Mightyena #10 | 38 | 397 |
| 13 | Camerupt #4 | 34 | 335 |
| 14 | Mudkip #59 | 31 | 87 |
| 15 | Torchic #73 | 31 | 119 |
| 16 | Wailord #14 | 31 | 379 |
| 17 | Blaziken #15 | 30 | 212 |
| 18 | Slaking #12 | 30 | 295 |
| 19 | Hariyama #8 | 29 | 288 |
| 20 | Treecko #76 | 28 | 80 |
| 21 | Delcatty #5 | 28 | 329 |
| 22 | Mudkip #60 | 27 | 108 |
| 23 | Swampert #23 | 27 | 193 |
| 24 | Aggron #1 | 27 | 366 |
| 25 | Torchic #74 | 25 | 91 |
Hardest to gem 80
The lowest historical PSA 10 rates among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | Historical PSA 10 rate | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mewtwo ex #101 | 1.8% | 4,283 |
| 2 | Sceptile #11 | 2.2% | 908 |
| 3 | Hitmonchan ex #98 | 2.3% | 1,906 |
| 4 | Lapras ex #99 | 2.4% | 2,256 |
| 5 | Gardevoir #7 | 2.6% | 644 |
| 6 | Chansey ex #96 | 2.9% | 1,797 |
| 7 | Scyther ex #102 | 3.0% | 2,202 |
| 8 | Sneasel ex #103 | 3.4% | 1,714 |
| 9 | Electabuzz ex #97 | 3.9% | 1,583 |
| 10 | Dustox #6 | 4.1% | 368 |
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| # | Card | Historical PSA 10 rate | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Magmar ex #100 | 4.1% | 1,593 |
| 12 | Blaziken #3 | 4.6% | 957 |
| 13 | Swampert #13 | 4.7% | 838 |
| 14 | Beautifly #2 | 6.9% | 363 |
| 15 | Aggron #1 | 7.4% | 366 |
| 16 | Wailord #14 | 8.2% | 379 |
| 17 | Delcatty #5 | 8.5% | 329 |
| 18 | Breloom #16 | 8.6% | 35 |
| 19 | Mightyena #10 | 9.6% | 397 |
| 20 | Hariyama #8 | 10% | 288 |
| 21 | Camerupt #4 | 10% | 335 |
| 22 | Slaking #12 | 10% | 295 |
| 23 | Manectric #9 | 12% | 374 |
| 24 | Sharpedo #22 | 12% | 49 |
| 25 | Sceptile #20 | 13% | 103 |
Fastest growing 79
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 | Mewtwo ex #101 | +155 | 0 |
| 2 | Scyther ex #102 | +57 | 0 |
| 3 | Lapras ex #99 | +50 | 0 |
| 4 | Hitmonchan ex #98 | +47 | 0 |
| 5 | Chansey ex #96 | +41 | 0 |
| 6 | Sneasel ex #103 | +40 | 0 |
| 7 | Magmar ex #100 | +33 | 0 |
| 8 | Electabuzz ex #97 | +30 | 0 |
| 9 | Blaziken #3 | +26 | 0 |
| 10 | Swampert #13 | +25 | +1 |
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| # | Card | New graded | PSA 10s change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sceptile #11 | +21 | 0 |
| 12 | Gardevoir #7 | +19 | 0 |
| 13 | Manectric #9 | +11 | 0 |
| 14 | Delcatty #5 | +11 | 0 |
| 15 | Slaking #12 | +11 | +1 |
| 16 | Beautifly #2 | +9 | 0 |
| 17 | Swampert #23 | +9 | 0 |
| 18 | Wailord #14 | +8 | 0 |
| 19 | Dustox #6 | +8 | 0 |
| 20 | Mightyena #10 | +7 | 0 |
| 21 | Camerupt #4 | +7 | 0 |
| 22 | Blaziken #15 | +7 | 0 |
| 23 | Wingull #77 | +7 | +1 |
| 24 | Mudkip #60 | +6 | 0 |
| 25 | Sceptile #20 | +6 | 0 |
How to read the Ruby & Sapphire ranking
Every Ruby & Sapphire card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 24 cards from the set pass. 24 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 23 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 Mewtwo ex from Ruby & Sapphire, gems 1.8% of the time across 4,283 graded copies: +$1,767 is what a long run of submissions would average, $35,347 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Ruby & Sapphire cards is 4.7%. Roughly one submitted copy in 21 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 24 ranked cards, 20 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 4 need a 10 to break even and 1 loses money on expectation. 23 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Ruby & Sapphire 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 Ruby & Sapphire card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.