Best Team Rocket Cards to Grade
The Team Rocket 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: Dark Charizard at an expected +$76.
Worth grading39
With a gem-rate sample39100%
Positive expected value8
Median gem rate5.3%
PSA fees as of2026-09-26
Ranked by expected profit 39
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dark CharizardTeam Rocket #4 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$76 per submission: 0.9% of 18,874 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,999), and a PSA 9 ($1,155) still clears the $1,509 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $370 | $1,155 | $11,999 | $1,139 | +$10,490 | 0.9% | +$76 | 18,874 high |
| 2 |  Dark BlastoiseTeam Rocket #3 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$47 per submission: 0.6% of 11,132 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($14,000), and a PSA 9 ($710) still clears the $1,350 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $191 | $710 | $14,000 | $1,159 | +$12,650 | 0.6% | +$47 | 11,132 high |
| 3 | Expected +$41 per submission: 1.4% of 4,750 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,405), and a PSA 9 ($186) still clears the $745 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $62 | $186 | $6,405 | $683 | +$5,660 | 1.4% | +$41 | 4,750 high |
| 4 | Expected +$36 per submission: 3.7% of 3,067 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and a PSA 9 ($152) still clears the $274 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $152 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,726 | 3.7% | +$36 | 3,067 high |
| 5 | Expected +$30 per submission: 2.6% of 9,415 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,900), and a PSA 9 ($274) still clears the $309 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $71 | $274 | $1,900 | $238 | +$1,591 | 2.6% | +$30 | 9,415 high |
| 6 | Expected +$19 per submission: 1.3% of 3,254 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,000), and a PSA 9 ($238) still clears the $459 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $238 | $4,000 | $409 | +$3,541 | 1.3% | +$19 | 3,254 high |
| 7 | Expected +$13 per submission: 2.5% of 4,191 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,027), and a PSA 9 ($174) still clears the $287 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $48 | $174 | $2,027 | $239 | +$1,740 | 2.5% | +$13 | 4,191 high |
| 8 | Expected +$12 per submission: 0.5% of 7,293 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,878), and a PSA 9 ($428) still clears the $810 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $112 | $428 | $7,878 | $698 | +$7,068 | 0.5% | +$12 | 7,293 high |
| 9 | Expected +$-0 per submission: 1.5% of 2,471 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and a PSA 9 ($179) still clears the $269 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $179 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,731 | 1.5% | +$0 | 2,471 high |
| 10 | Expected +$-0 per submission: 10.8% of 2,089 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($417), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $112 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $28 | $125 | $417 | $84 | +$305 | 10.8% | +$0 | 2,089 high |
| 11 | Expected loss −$5 per submission: 1.2% of 2,928 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($190) still clears the $284 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $190 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,216 | 1.2% | −$5 | 2,928 high |
| 12 | Expected loss −$5 per submission: 0.2% of 3,037 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($800), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $123 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $500 | $800 | $88 | +$677 | 0.2% | −$5 | 3,037 high |
| 13 | Expected loss −$9 per submission: 1.3% of 3,754 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,400), and a PSA 9 ($197) still clears the $306 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $63 | $197 | $2,400 | $243 | +$2,095 | 1.3% | −$9 | 3,754 high |
| 14 | Expected loss −$13 per submission: 4.4% of 3,862 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($748), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $82 | $748 | $87 | +$647 | 4.4% | −$13 | 3,862 high |
| 15 |  Dark DragoniteTeam Rocket #22 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected loss −$18 per submission: 5.8% of 2,002 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and a PSA 9 ($120) still clears the $120 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $120 | $600 | $86 | +$480 | 5.8% | −$18 | 2,002 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 5.9% of 2,839 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($607), and only a PSA 10 covers the $117 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $103 | $607 | $86 | +$490 | 5.9% | −$19 | 2,839 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 8.7% of 333 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $41 | $500 | $85 | +$406 | 8.7% | −$19 | 333 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$22 per submission: 6.8% of 721 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $86 | $500 | $85 | +$397 | 6.8% | −$22 | 721 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$23 per submission: 0.8% of 2,612 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($149) still clears the $434 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $149 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,566 | 0.8% | −$23 | 2,612 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$27 per submission: 0.6% of 9,381 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,600), and a PSA 9 ($680) still clears the $941 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $246 | $680 | $7,600 | $695 | +$6,659 | 0.6% | −$27 | 9,381 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$27 per submission: 4.1% of 1,886 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $118 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $28 | $57 | $1,000 | $90 | +$882 | 4.1% | −$27 | 1,886 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 0.9% of 5,719 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,100), and a PSA 9 ($119) still clears the $258 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $119 | $2,100 | $240 | +$1,842 | 0.9% | −$29 | 5,719 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 13.7% of 271 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and a PSA 9 ($93) still clears the $91 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $93 | $150 | $81 | +$59 | 13.7% | −$29 | 271 high |
| 24 |  Dark JolteonTeam Rocket #38 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected loss −$30 per submission: 5.7% of 1,017 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($420), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $80 | $420 | $84 | +$327 | 5.7% | −$30 | 1,017 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 6.5% of 1,179 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $35 | $400 | $84 | +$309 | 6.5% | −$38 | 1,179 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 10.5% of 294 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($305), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $35 | $305 | $83 | +$214 | 10.5% | −$38 | 294 high |
| 27 |  Dark SlowbroTeam Rocket #29 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected loss −$40 per submission: 9.1% of 330 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($265), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $42 | $265 | $83 | +$170 | 9.1% | −$40 | 330 high |
| 28 | Expected loss −$40 per submission: 15.6% of 288 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($191), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $32 | $191 | $82 | +$102 | 15.6% | −$40 | 288 high |
| 29 | Expected loss −$44 per submission: 5.8% of 774 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($410), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $46 | $410 | $84 | +$306 | 5.8% | −$44 | 774 high |
| 30 | Expected loss −$46 per submission: 7% of 484 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($406), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $23 | $406 | $84 | +$311 | 7% | −$46 | 484 high |
| 31 | Expected loss −$47 per submission: 4.9% of 906 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($330), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $68 | $330 | $83 | +$238 | 4.9% | −$47 | 906 high |
| 32 | Expected loss −$47 per submission: 11.5% of 252 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $35 | $200 | $82 | +$110 | 11.5% | −$47 | 252 high |
| 33 |  Dark CharmeleonTeam Rocket #32 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected loss −$48 per submission: 5.6% of 1,707 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($298), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $70 | $298 | $83 | +$206 | 5.6% | −$48 | 1,707 high |
| 34 | Expected loss −$48 per submission: 5.3% of 636 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($201), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $54 | $201 | $82 | +$112 | 5.3% | −$48 | 636 high |
| 35 | Expected loss −$48 per submission: 12% of 251 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($175), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $40 | $175 | $82 | +$85 | 12% | −$48 | 251 high |
| 36 |  Dark ArbokTeam Rocket #19 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected loss −$49 per submission: 7% of 359 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($257), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $36 | $257 | $83 | +$165 | 7% | −$49 | 359 high |
| 37 | Expected loss −$55 per submission: 11.9% of 269 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($165), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $23 | $165 | $82 | +$71 | 11.9% | −$55 | 269 high |
| 38 | Expected loss −$62 per submission: 1% of 1,724 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,230), and only a PSA 10 covers the $142 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $79 | $1,230 | $112 | +$1,088 | 1% | −$62 | 1,724 high |
| 39 | Expected loss −$63 per submission: 13.5% of 192 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $26 | $100 | $81 | +$7 | 13.5% | −$63 | 192 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.
How to read the Team Rocket ranking
Every Team Rocket card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 39 cards from the set pass. 39 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 8 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 Dark Charizard from Team Rocket, gems 0.9% of the time across 18,874 graded copies: +$76 is what a long run of submissions would average, $10,490 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Team Rocket cards is 5.3%. Roughly one submitted copy in 19 came back PSA 10, and most rows here need that PSA 10 to cover raw price plus fee, so the gem rate decides whether a submission pays. Of the 39 ranked cards, 18 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 21 need a 10 to break even and 29 lose money on expectation. 39 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Team Rocket 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 Team Rocket card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.
Team Rocket grading questions
Which Team Rocket card is the best to grade?
On current numbers the Dark Charizard (Team Rocket #4): 0.9% of 18,874 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $76 per submission after the $1,139 grading cost, against a best case of $10,490 if it gems.
How many Team Rocket cards are worth grading?
8 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 39 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. 39 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee.
What gem rate do Team Rocket cards get at PSA?
The median across the 39 sampled Team Rocket cards is 5.3%, so about one in 19 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Dark Golbat (Team Rocket #24) at 15.6% of 288.
Does the Team Rocket 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.