Best Unseen Forces Cards to Grade
The Unseen 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: Lugia ex at an expected +$5,980.
Worth grading66
With a gem-rate sample4264%
Positive expected value39
Median gem rate8.6%
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 | Expected +$5,980 per submission: 3.8% of 1,864 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125,100), and a PSA 9 ($8,828) still clears the $7,870 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,600 | $8,828 | $125,100 | $6,270 | +$117,230 | 3.8% | +$5,980 | 1,864 high |
| 2 | Expected +$3,748 per submission: 4.6% of 1,058 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($78,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,025) still clears the $4,335 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $536 | $2,025 | $78,000 | $3,799 | +$73,665 | 4.6% | +$3,748 | 1,058 high |
| 3 | Expected +$3,727 per submission: 3% of 1,493 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($96,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,798) still clears the $4,623 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $644 | $3,798 | $96,000 | $3,979 | +$91,377 | 3% | +$3,727 | 1,493 high |
| 4 | Expected +$3,311 per submission: 7.5% of 3,989 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($33,883), and a PSA 9 ($3,950) still clears the $3,419 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,061 | $3,950 | $33,883 | $2,358 | +$30,465 | 7.5% | +$3,311 | 3,989 high |
| 5 | Expected +$3,146 per submission: 4.8% of 971 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($51,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,399) still clears the $3,784 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $255 | $3,399 | $51,000 | $3,529 | +$47,216 | 4.8% | +$3,146 | 971 high |
| 6 | Expected +$2,875 per submission: 3.7% of 988 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($78,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,850) still clears the $5,030 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,231 | $2,850 | $78,000 | $3,799 | +$72,970 | 3.7% | +$2,875 | 988 high |
| 7 | Expected +$2,777 per submission: 9.9% of 3,889 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,100), and a PSA 9 ($3,225) still clears the $4,087 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,767 | $3,225 | $30,100 | $2,320 | +$26,013 | 9.9% | +$2,777 | 3,889 high |
| 8 | Expected +$2,726 per submission: 7.1% of 3,802 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,000), and a PSA 9 ($4,800) still clears the $3,919 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,600 | $4,800 | $30,000 | $2,319 | +$26,081 | 7.1% | +$2,726 | 3,802 high |
| 9 | Expected +$2,599 per submission: 2.6% of 1,770 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($67,101), and a PSA 9 ($10,000) still clears the $4,940 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,250 | $10,000 | $67,101 | $3,690 | +$62,161 | 2.6% | +$2,599 | 1,770 high |
| 10 | Expected +$1,466 per submission: 23.1% of 130 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,100), and a PSA 9 ($467) still clears the $850 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $160 | $467 | $7,100 | $690 | +$6,250 | 23.1% | +$1,466 | 130 high |
| 11 | Expected +$1,416 per submission: 6.4% of 560 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($22,000), and a PSA 9 ($800) still clears the $1,534 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $295 | $800 | $22,000 | $1,239 | +$20,466 | 6.4% | +$1,416 | 560 high |
| 12 | Expected +$1,169 per submission: 7% of 501 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($17,324), and a PSA 9 ($971) still clears the $1,423 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $231 | $971 | $17,324 | $1,192 | +$15,901 | 7% | +$1,169 | 501 high |
| 13 | Expected +$921 per submission: 4.1% of 1,083 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($20,000), and a PSA 9 ($942) still clears the $1,399 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $180 | $942 | $20,000 | $1,219 | +$18,601 | 4.1% | +$921 | 1,083 high |
| 14 | Expected +$887 per submission: 7.4% of 257 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,110), and a PSA 9 ($525) still clears the $1,185 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $525 | $11,110 | $1,130 | +$9,925 | 7.4% | +$887 | 257 high |
| 15 | Expected +$869 per submission: 12% of 451 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,000), and a PSA 9 ($360) still clears the $699 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $360 | $7,000 | $689 | +$6,301 | 12% | +$869 | 451 high |
| 16 | Expected +$640 per submission: 6.2% of 845 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,700), and a PSA 9 ($601) still clears the $1,359 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $223 | $601 | $11,700 | $1,136 | +$10,342 | 6.2% | +$640 | 845 high |
| 17 | Expected +$612 per submission: 5.6% of 691 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,739), and a PSA 9 ($625) still clears the $1,265 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $139 | $625 | $10,739 | $1,126 | +$9,474 | 5.6% | +$612 | 691 high |
| 18 | Expected +$580 per submission: 4.3% of 575 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,625), and a PSA 9 ($1,125) still clears the $1,374 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $249 | $1,125 | $10,625 | $1,125 | +$9,251 | 4.3% | +$580 | 575 high |
| 19 | Expected +$555 per submission: 6.6% of 335 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,999), and a PSA 9 ($198) still clears the $809 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $90 | $198 | $9,999 | $719 | +$9,190 | 6.6% | +$555 | 335 high |
| 20 | Expected +$536 per submission: 17.7% of 525 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,999), and a PSA 9 ($375) still clears the $449 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $375 | $2,999 | $399 | +$2,550 | 17.7% | +$536 | 525 high |
| 21 | Expected +$379 per submission: 4.1% of 512 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,000), and a PSA 9 ($825) still clears the $832 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $153 | $825 | $6,000 | $679 | +$5,168 | 4.1% | +$379 | 512 high |
| 22 | Expected +$323 per submission: 6% of 588 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,000), and a PSA 9 ($425) still clears the $511 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $92 | $425 | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,489 | 6% | +$323 | 588 high |
| 23 | Expected +$278 per submission: 6.5% of 201 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,599), and a PSA 9 ($237) still clears the $475 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $237 | $4,599 | $415 | +$4,124 | 6.5% | +$278 | 201 high |
| 24 | Expected +$226 per submission: 8.7% of 264 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,250), and a PSA 9 ($162) still clears the $434 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $162 | $3,250 | $402 | +$2,817 | 8.7% | +$226 | 264 high |
| 25 | Expected +$224 per submission: 3.6% of 803 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,600), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $556 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $161 | $1,000 | $2,600 | $395 | +$2,044 | 3.6% | +$224 | 803 high |
| 26 | Expected +$216 per submission: 8.6% of 455 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,150), and a PSA 9 ($232) still clears the $491 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $90 | $232 | $3,150 | $401 | +$2,660 | 8.6% | +$216 | 455 high |
| 27 | Expected +$213 per submission: 5.6% of 178 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,680), and only a PSA 10 covers the $441 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $100 | $4,680 | $416 | +$4,239 | 5.6% | +$213 | 178 high |
| 28 | Expected +$208 per submission: 16.2% of 260 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,250), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $137 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $200 | $1,250 | $112 | +$1,113 | 16.2% | +$208 | 260 high |
| 29 | Expected +$202 per submission: 9% of 300 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $312 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $68 | $300 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,188 | 9% | +$202 | 300 high |
| 30 | Expected +$198 per submission: 11.2% of 241 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,275), and a PSA 9 ($331) still clears the $163 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $331 | $1,275 | $113 | +$1,112 | 11.2% | +$198 | 241 high |
| 31 | Expected +$163 per submission: 13.4% of 216 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,475), and only a PSA 10 covers the $135 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $100 | $1,475 | $115 | +$1,340 | 13.4% | +$163 | 216 high |
| 32 | Expected +$105 per submission: 40.9% of 22 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($305), and a PSA 9 ($149) still clears the $102 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $19 | $149 | $305 | $83 | +$203 | 40.9% | +$105 | 22 low |
| 33 | Expected +$98 per submission: 11% of 172 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,275), and only a PSA 10 covers the $123 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $90 | $1,275 | $113 | +$1,152 | 11% | +$98 | 172 high |
| 34 | Expected +$92 per submission: 71.4% of 140 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($250), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $29 | $250 | $82 | +$156 | 71.4% | +$92 | 140 high |
| 35 | Expected +$74 per submission: 11.5% of 156 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($854), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $106 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $125 | $854 | $89 | +$749 | 11.5% | +$74 | 156 high |
| 36 | Expected +$48 per submission: 13% of 193 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($707), and a PSA 9 ($108) still clears the $106 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $108 | $707 | $87 | +$602 | 13% | +$48 | 193 high |
| 37 | Expected +$39 per submission: 37% of 27 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($305), and only a PSA 10 covers the $108 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $25 | $80 | $305 | $83 | +$197 | 37% | +$39 | 27 low |
| 38 | Expected +$37 per submission: 11.3% of 177 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($800), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $57 | $800 | $88 | +$701 | 11.3% | +$37 | 177 high |
| 39 | Expected +$20 per submission: 10.1% of 148 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($550), and a PSA 9 ($105) still clears the $95 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $105 | $550 | $85 | +$455 | 10.1% | +$20 | 148 high |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | $20 | — | $9,800 | $717 | +$9,063 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 41 | $23 | — | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,558 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 42 | $25 | — | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,556 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 43 | $22 | — | $2,379 | $243 | +$2,114 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 44 | $21 | — | $2,115 | $240 | +$1,854 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 45 | $40 | — | $1,848 | $237 | +$1,570 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 46 | $46 | — | $1,845 | $237 | +$1,561 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 47 | $24 | — | $1,625 | $235 | +$1,366 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 48 | $35 | — | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,350 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 49 | $28 | — | $1,614 | $235 | +$1,350 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 50 | $62 | — | $1,577 | $235 | +$1,280 | — | — | 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 Unseen Forces ranking
Every Unseen Forces card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 66 cards from the set pass. 42 of them (64%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 39 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 ex from Unseen Forces, gems 3.8% of the time across 1,864 graded copies: +$5,980 is what a long run of submissions would average, $117,230 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Unseen Forces cards is 8.6%. Roughly one submitted copy in 12 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 39 ranked cards, 33 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9 and 6 need a 10 to break even. 37 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
11 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Unown from Unseen Forces at +$1,570.
Before you submit a Unseen 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 Unseen Forces card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.
Unseen Forces grading questions
Which Unseen Forces card is the best to grade?
On current numbers the Lugia ex (Unseen Forces #105): 3.8% of 1,864 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $5,980 per submission after the $6,270 grading cost, against a best case of $117,230 if it gems.
How many Unseen Forces cards are worth grading?
39 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 42 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. The best case is broader: 66 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee. The other 11 are best case only.
What gem rate do Unseen Forces cards get at PSA?
The median across the 42 sampled Unseen Forces cards is 8.6%, so about one in 12 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Shuckle (Unseen Forces #47) at 71.4% of 140.
Does the Unseen Forces 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.