Best Silver Tempest Cards to Grade

The Silver Tempest 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: Lugia V at an expected +$345.

Worth grading7

With a gem-rate sample7100%

Positive expected value4

Median gem rate53.2%

PSA fees as of2026-09-26

Ranked by expected profit 7

Silver Tempest cards worth grading, ranked by expected grading profit
#	Card	Raw	PSA 9	PSA 10	Cost	Best case	Gem rate	Expected	Sample
1	Lugia VSilver Tempest #186 · Current (2020–) Expected +$345 per submission: 54.6% of 47,448 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,250), and only a PSA 10 covers the $562 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$450	$495	$1,250	$112	+$688	54.6%	+$345	47,448 high
2	Lugia VSilver Tempest #138 · Current (2020–) Expected +$29 per submission: 46.9% of 10,779 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($226), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$15	$40	$226	$82	+$129	46.9%	+$29	10,779 high
3	Lugia VSilver Tempest #185 · Current (2020–) Expected +$19 per submission: 53.2% of 3,557 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$19	$55	$180	$82	+$80	53.2%	+$19	3,557 high
4	Lugia VSTARSilver Tempest #211 · Current (2020–) Expected +$4 per submission: 66.2% of 7,271 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($149), and only a PSA 10 covers the $108 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$27	$40	$149	$81	+$41	66.2%	+$4	7,271 high
5	Lugia VSTARSilver Tempest #202 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$6 per submission: 50.3% of 5,269 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $122 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$40	$60	$180	$82	+$58	50.3%	−$6	5,269 high
6	Lugia VSTARSilver Tempest #139 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$10 per submission: 55.9% of 4,568 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$7	$25	$120	$81	+$32	55.9%	−$10	4,568 high
7	Unown VSilver Tempest #177 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$25 per submission: 49.1% of 7,021 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$26	$53	$120	$81	+$13	49.1%	−$25	7,021 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 206

Every Silver Tempest 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 206

The most-submitted cards, by total PSA graded.

Silver Tempest cards by total PSA graded
#	Card	Graded	PSA 10s
1	Lugia V #186	47,448	25,927
2	Lugia V #138	10,779	5,060
3	Regidrago V #184	7,318	4,996
4	Lugia VSTAR #211	7,271	4,816
5	Unown V #177	7,021	3,449
6	Lugia VSTAR #202	5,269	2,651
7	Radiant Alakazam #59	4,893	2,851
8	Serena #193	4,645	2,504
9	Lugia VSTAR #139	4,568	2,553
10	Lugia V #185	3,557	1,893

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Silver Tempest cards by total PSA graded
#	Card	Graded	PSA 10s
11	Skuntank V #181	3,245	2,195
12	Radiant Jirachi #120	2,859	1,628
13	Candice #189	1,961	1,006
14	Ho-Oh V #140	1,853	841
15	Furisode Girl #190	1,454	797
16	Ho-Oh V #187	1,417	851
17	Alolan Vulpix VSTAR #197	1,344	681
18	Serena #207	1,164	431
19	Radiant Tsareena #16	1,134	625
20	Serperior VSTAR #210	902	574
21	Unown VSTAR #199	854	451
22	Reshiram V #172	801	487
23	Alolan Vulpix VSTAR #34	731	410
24	Alolan Vulpix V #173	688	378
25	Lance #192	587	311

Fewest PSA 10s 82

The smallest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.

Silver Tempest cards with the fewest PSA 10s
#	Card	PSA 10s	Graded
1	Dragapult #89	4	25
2	Metagross #119	5	36
3	Archeops #147	5	26
4	Crobat #105	6	33
5	Earthen Seal Stone #154	10	38
6	Forest Seal Stone #156	16	105
7	Rapidash #22	17	59
8	Articuno #36	22	140
9	Raichu #50	22	74
10	Brandon #188	45	138

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Silver Tempest cards with the fewest PSA 10s
#	Card	PSA 10s	Graded
11	Skuntank V #108	47	116
12	Chesnaught V #15	49	128
13	Ursaluna V #102	59	147
14	Magearna V #128	65	157
15	Mawile V #70	69	151
16	Magearna V #182	69	126
17	Unown V #65	70	194
18	Skuntank V #180	79	148
19	Wallace #208	80	239
20	Dragonite #131	82	556
21	Mawile V #178	85	180
22	Chesnaught V #171	87	176
23	Regieleki V #57	92	206
24	Omastar V #35	92	186
25	Serperior V #7	93	231

Most PSA 10s 82

The largest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.

Silver Tempest cards with the most PSA 10s
#	Card	PSA 10s	Graded
1	Lugia V #186	25,927	47,448
2	Lugia V #138	5,060	10,779
3	Regidrago V #184	4,996	7,318
4	Lugia VSTAR #211	4,816	7,271
5	Unown V #177	3,449	7,021
6	Radiant Alakazam #59	2,851	4,893
7	Lugia VSTAR #202	2,651	5,269
8	Lugia VSTAR #139	2,553	4,568
9	Serena #193	2,504	4,645
10	Skuntank V #181	2,195	3,245

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Silver Tempest cards with the most PSA 10s
#	Card	PSA 10s	Graded
11	Lugia V #185	1,893	3,557
12	Radiant Jirachi #120	1,628	2,859
13	Candice #189	1,006	1,961
14	Ho-Oh V #187	851	1,417
15	Ho-Oh V #140	841	1,853
16	Furisode Girl #190	797	1,454
17	Alolan Vulpix VSTAR #197	681	1,344
18	Radiant Tsareena #16	625	1,134
19	Serperior VSTAR #210	574	902
20	Reshiram V #172	487	801
21	Unown VSTAR #199	451	854
22	Serena #207	431	1,164
23	Alolan Vulpix VSTAR #34	410	731
24	Alolan Vulpix V #173	378	688
25	Hisuian Arcanine V #179	343	583

Hardest to gem 82

The lowest historical PSA 10 rates among cards with at least 20 graded.

Silver Tempest cards with the lowest historical PSA 10 rate
#	Card	Historical PSA 10 rate	Graded
1	Metagross #119	14%	36
2	Dragonite #131	15%	556
3	Forest Seal Stone #156	15%	105
4	Articuno #36	16%	140
5	Dragapult #89	16%	25
6	Crobat #105	18%	33
7	Archeops #147	19%	26
8	Earthen Seal Stone #154	26%	38
9	Pikachu #49	28%	546
10	Rapidash #22	29%	59

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Silver Tempest cards with the lowest historical PSA 10 rate
#	Card	Historical PSA 10 rate	Graded
11	Raichu #50	30%	74
12	Furisode Girl #205	32%	565
13	Brandon #188	33%	138
14	Wallace #208	33%	239
15	Lance #206	35%	392
16	Unown V #65	36%	194
17	Serena #207	37%	1,164
18	Candice #204	38%	491
19	Chesnaught V #15	38%	128
20	Worker #209	39%	311
21	Reshiram V #24	40%	286
22	Ursaluna V #102	40%	147
23	Serperior V #7	40%	231
24	Skuntank V #108	41%	116
25	Brandon #203	41%	242

Fastest growing 77

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.

Silver Tempest cards by PSA copies graded over 30 days
#	Card	New graded	PSA 10s change
1	Lugia V #186	+679	+306
2	Lugia V #138	+303	+137
3	Lugia VSTAR #211	+110	+75
4	Radiant Alakazam #59	+91	+46
5	Lugia VSTAR #139	+83	+41
6	Regidrago V #184	+81	+47
7	Radiant Jirachi #120	+80	+45
8	Lugia VSTAR #202	+66	+31
9	Unown V #177	+61	+33
10	Lugia V #185	+50	+22

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Silver Tempest cards by PSA copies graded over 30 days
#	Card	New graded	PSA 10s change
11	Ho-Oh V #140	+38	+18
12	Serena #193	+37	+16
13	Pikachu #49	+27	+6
14	Skuntank V #181	+23	+15
15	Alolan Vulpix VSTAR #197	+21	+12
16	Ho-Oh V #187	+20	+12
17	Serena #207	+15	+7
18	Alolan Vulpix V #173	+15	+7
19	Dragonite #131	+12	0
20	Serperior VSTAR #196	+12	+7
21	Hisuian Arcanine V #179	+11	+5
22	Reshiram V #172	+10	+6
23	Alolan Vulpix VSTAR #34	+10	+1
24	Unown VSTAR #199	+9	+5
25	Candice #189	+7	+3

How to read the Silver Tempest ranking

Every Silver Tempest card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 7 cards from the set pass. 7 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 4 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 Lugia V from Silver Tempest, gems 54.6% of the time across 47,448 graded copies: +$345 is what a long run of submissions would average, $688 is what one lucky copy returns.

The median gem rate across the sampled Silver Tempest cards is 53.2%. More than half of submitted copies came back PSA 10, and no row here covers raw price plus fee at PSA 9, so the gem rate decides whether a submission pays. Of the 7 ranked cards, 7 need a 10 to break even and 3 lose money on expectation. 7 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.

Before you submit a Silver Tempest 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 Silver Tempest card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.

Silver Tempest grading questions

Which Silver Tempest card is the best to grade?

On current numbers the Lugia V (Silver Tempest #186): 54.6% of 47,448 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $345 per submission after the $112 grading cost, against a best case of $688 if it gems.

How many Silver Tempest cards are worth grading?

4 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 7 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. 7 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee.

What gem rate do Silver Tempest cards get at PSA?

The median across the 7 sampled Silver Tempest cards is 53.2%, so more than half of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Lugia VSTAR (Silver Tempest #211) at 66.2% of 7,271.

Does the Silver Tempest ranking apply to CGC or Beckett?

Not directly. The cost column is PSA's fee as of 2026-09-26 and the graded columns are PSA slab prices; the gem-rate sample falls back to CGC's population only when PSA has fewer than ten copies. A CGC or Beckett submission has its own fee and resale price.

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