Best Temporal Forces Cards to Grade
The Temporal Forces 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: Gastly at an expected +$68.
Ranked by expected profit 26
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$68 per submission: 34.8% of 15,387 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($516), and only a PSA 10 covers the $180 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $95 | $106 | $516 | $85 | +$336 | 34.8% | +$68 | 15,387 high |
| 2 | Expected +$37 per submission: 33.5% of 2,010 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($356), and only a PSA 10 covers the $111 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $27 | $45 | $356 | $84 | +$245 | 33.5% | +$37 | 2,010 high |
| 3 | Expected +$28 per submission: 41.7% of 11,530 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($312), and only a PSA 10 covers the $143 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $71 | $312 | $83 | +$169 | 41.7% | +$28 | 11,530 high |
| 4 | Expected +$7 per submission: 40.5% of 5,752 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($280), and only a PSA 10 covers the $150 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $67 | $74 | $280 | $83 | +$130 | 40.5% | +$7 | 5,752 high |
| 5 | Expected +$3 per submission: 36.8% of 3,205 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $33 | $200 | $82 | +$111 | 36.8% | +$3 | 3,205 high |
| 6 | Expected loss −$3 per submission: 36.4% of 4,175 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($265), and only a PSA 10 covers the $133 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $57 | $265 | $83 | +$132 | 36.4% | −$3 | 4,175 high |
| 7 | Expected loss −$5 per submission: 48.7% of 1,942 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($155), and only a PSA 10 covers the $120 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $38 | $85 | $155 | $82 | +$35 | 48.7% | −$5 | 1,942 high |
| 8 | Expected loss −$10 per submission: 43.6% of 3,358 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($165), and only a PSA 10 covers the $112 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $55 | $165 | $82 | +$54 | 43.6% | −$10 | 3,358 high |
| 9 | Expected loss −$15 per submission: 42.2% of 884 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($170), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $25 | $170 | $82 | +$68 | 42.2% | −$15 | 884 high |
| 10 | Expected loss −$16 per submission: 42.7% of 5,802 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($178), and only a PSA 10 covers the $117 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $45 | $178 | $82 | +$61 | 42.7% | −$16 | 5,802 high |
| 11 | Expected loss −$18 per submission: 42.1% of 9,120 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($230), and only a PSA 10 covers the $150 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $68 | $60 | $230 | $82 | +$80 | 42.1% | −$18 | 9,120 high |
| 12 | Expected loss −$20 per submission: 41.6% of 1,871 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $29 | $150 | $81 | +$51 | 41.6% | −$20 | 1,871 high |
| 13 | Expected loss −$21 per submission: 52.5% of 1,160 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($115), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $13 | $28 | $115 | $81 | +$21 | 52.5% | −$21 | 1,160 high |
| 14 | Expected loss −$25 per submission: 32.7% of 4,055 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($210), and only a PSA 10 covers the $121 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $39 | $40 | $210 | $82 | +$89 | 32.7% | −$25 | 4,055 high |
| 15 | Expected loss −$25 per submission: 41.4% of 1,000 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($149), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $18 | $149 | $81 | +$52 | 41.4% | −$25 | 1,000 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$26 per submission: 46.5% of 3,704 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $111 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $29 | $150 | $81 | +$39 | 46.5% | −$26 | 3,704 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$27 per submission: 39.5% of 1,257 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($160), and only a PSA 10 covers the $105 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $23 | $24 | $160 | $82 | +$55 | 39.5% | −$27 | 1,257 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$30 per submission: 24.8% of 601 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($165), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $30 | $165 | $82 | +$73 | 24.8% | −$30 | 601 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$31 per submission: 37.4% of 626 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $26 | $120 | $81 | +$29 | 37.4% | −$31 | 626 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$32 per submission: 38.5% of 3,511 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($165), and only a PSA 10 covers the $120 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $38 | $41 | $165 | $82 | +$45 | 38.5% | −$32 | 3,511 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$32 per submission: 47.7% of 7,661 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($163), and only a PSA 10 covers the $136 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $54 | $50 | $163 | $82 | +$28 | 47.7% | −$32 | 7,661 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$36 per submission: 45.4% of 5,315 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($156), and only a PSA 10 covers the $133 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $51 | $50 | $156 | $82 | +$23 | 45.4% | −$36 | 5,315 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 43.6% of 1,193 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($105), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $26 | $105 | $81 | +$8 | 43.6% | −$37 | 1,193 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$39 per submission: 44.6% of 4,343 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $116 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $40 | $125 | $81 | +$9 | 44.6% | −$39 | 4,343 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$39 per submission: 42.9% of 2,221 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($99), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $13 | $23 | $99 | $81 | +$5 | 42.9% | −$39 | 2,221 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$41 per submission: 46.3% of 5,501 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($144), and only a PSA 10 covers the $136 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $55 | $144 | $81 | +$8 | 46.3% | −$41 | 5,501 high |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 2
Fewer than 10 graded copies in the PSA and CGC population reports. They clear the grading cost if they gem — that is all the numbers support.
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | $14 | — | $150 | $81 | +$55 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 28 | $13 | — | $102 | $81 | +$8 | — | — | none <10 |
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 Temporal Forces ranking
Every Temporal Forces card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 28 cards from the set pass. 26 of them (93%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 5 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 Gastly from Temporal Forces, gems 34.8% of the time across 15,387 graded copies: +$68 is what a long run of submissions would average, $336 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Temporal Forces cards is 42.1%. Roughly one submitted copy in 2 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 26 ranked cards, 26 need a 10 to break even and 21 lose money on expectation. 26 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
2 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Neo Upper Energy from Temporal Forces at +$55.
Before you submit a Temporal Forces 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 Temporal Forces card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.