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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 +$23,409 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#CardRawPSA 10CostNet (best)Risk-adj.
1Mewtwo exMewtwo exRuby & Sapphire #101 · 2% gem rate$311$24,384$664+$23,409+$20
2Sneasel exSneasel exRuby & Sapphire #103 · 3.7% gem rate$85$4,335$238+$4,011−$8
3SwampertSwampertRuby & Sapphire #13 · 5% gem rate$59$4,152$237+$3,856+$18
4Scyther exScyther exRuby & Sapphire #102 · 3.3% gem rate$101$4,056$236+$3,719−$28
5Chansey exChansey exRuby & Sapphire #96 · 3.1% gem rate$60$3,295$228+$3,007−$71
6Magmar exMagmar exRuby & Sapphire #100 · 4.3% gem rate$64$2,750$222+$2,464−$44
7BlazikenBlazikenRuby & Sapphire #3 · 2.6% gem rate$27$1,464$120+$1,317+$38
8Hitmonchan exHitmonchan exRuby & Sapphire #98 · 2.4% gem rate$81$1,136$116+$939−$14
9CameruptCameruptRuby & Sapphire #4 · 10.9% gem rate$13$569$86+$471−$1
10MudkipMudkipRuby & Sapphire #59 · 3% gem rate$46$600$86+$468−$51
11WailordWailordRuby & Sapphire #14 · 8.8% gem rate$13$563$86+$464−$8
12WeezingWeezingRuby & Sapphire #24 · 10.1% gem rate$10$500$75+$415−$4
13Lapras exLapras exRuby & Sapphire #99 · 2.6% gem rate$118$492$75+$299−$49
14KirliaKirliaRuby & Sapphire #35 · 9.8% gem rate$11$373$74+$288−$30
15ManectricManectricRuby & Sapphire #9 · 12.6% gem rate$18$377$74+$286+$10
16CombuskenCombuskenRuby & Sapphire #27 · 6.4% gem rate$20$375$74+$282−$38
17ManectricManectricRuby & Sapphire #39 · 7.3% gem rate$5$310$73+$231−$16
18MarshtompMarshtompRuby & Sapphire #41 · 6.2% gem rate$22$319$73+$224−$44
19DelcattyDelcattyRuby & Sapphire #29 · 6.6% gem rate$12$299$73+$214−$34
20TreeckoTreeckoRuby & Sapphire #75 · 3.7% gem rate$38$325$73+$213−$50
21CascoonCascoonRuby & Sapphire #26 · 17.5% gem rate$22$296$73+$200−$27
22AggronAggronRuby & Sapphire #1 · 4.8% gem rate$39$300$73+$188−$49
23Electabuzz exElectabuzz exRuby & Sapphire #97 · 4.1% gem rate$64$299$73+$162−$18
24PhanpyPhanpyRuby & Sapphire #62 · 7% gem rate$18$225$72+$134−$31
25CarvanhaCarvanhaRuby & Sapphire #51 · 7.8% gem rate$9$164$72+$83−$34
26SwellowSwellowRuby & Sapphire #46 · 8.3% gem rate$6$150$71+$73−$38
27AronAronRuby & Sapphire #25 · 4.7% gem rate$7$150$71+$71−$36
28DelcattyDelcattyRuby & Sapphire #5 · 8.9% gem rate$13$154$72+$70−$15
29DustoxDustoxRuby & Sapphire #6 · 4.3% gem rate$17$150$71+$62−$39
30PoochyenaPoochyenaRuby & Sapphire #63 · 14.3% gem rate$12$127$71+$44−$37
31KirliaKirliaRuby & Sapphire #34 · 6.1% gem rate$20$129$71+$37−$57
32SkittySkittyRuby & Sapphire #70 · 8.5% gem rate$7$96$71+$18−$54
33GrovyleGrovyleRuby & Sapphire #32 · 3.3% gem rate$21$101$71+$9−$57
34MightyenaMightyenaRuby & Sapphire #10 · 9.7% gem rate$24$104$71+$8−$55

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).