Best XY Black Star Promos Cards to Grade
The XY Black Star Promos 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: Kyogre at an expected +$8,326.
Worth grading133
With a gem-rate sample10579%
Positive expected value80
Median gem rate4.3%
PSA fees as of2026-09-26
Ranked by expected profit 50
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  KyogreXY Black Star Promos #XY51 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$8,326 per submission: 9.1% of 11 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($96,000), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $4,029 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $50 | $500 | $96,000 | $3,979 | +$91,971 | 9.1% | +$8,326 | 11 low |
| 2 |  GiratinaXY Black Star Promos #XY184 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$1,397 per submission: 5.5% of 328 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($25,000), and a PSA 9 ($650) still clears the $1,289 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $650 | $25,000 | $1,269 | +$23,711 | 5.5% | +$1,397 | 328 high |
| 3 |  Mew-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY126 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$1,182 per submission: 4.6% of 1,672 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($20,700), and a PSA 9 ($2,177) still clears the $1,477 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $251 | $2,177 | $20,700 | $1,226 | +$19,223 | 4.6% | +$1,182 | 1,672 high |
| 4 |  Mewtwo-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY125 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$967 per submission: 3.5% of 1,353 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($19,200), and a PSA 9 ($2,000) still clears the $1,361 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $150 | $2,000 | $19,200 | $1,211 | +$17,839 | 3.5% | +$967 | 1,353 high |
| 5 |  JirachiXY Black Star Promos #XY67a · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$922 per submission: 5.5% of 1,303 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,000), and a PSA 9 ($870) still clears the $1,395 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $226 | $870 | $15,000 | $1,169 | +$13,606 | 5.5% | +$922 | 1,303 high |
| 6 |  Rayquaza-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY73 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$881 per submission: 8.7% of 815 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,500), and a PSA 9 ($602) still clears the $1,174 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $602 | $10,500 | $1,124 | +$9,326 | 8.7% | +$881 | 815 high |
| 7 |  RayquazaXY Black Star Promos #XY141 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$832 per submission: 1.9% of 463 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($20,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,800) still clears the $1,279 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $2,800 | $20,000 | $1,219 | +$18,721 | 1.9% | +$832 | 463 high |
| 8 |  Yveltal-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY150a · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$808 per submission: 6.7% of 1,692 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,899), and a PSA 9 ($925) still clears the $1,343 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $215 | $925 | $10,899 | $1,128 | +$9,556 | 6.7% | +$808 | 1,692 high |
| 9 |  MewtwoXY Black Star Promos #XY101 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$737 per submission: 2.4% of 370 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($17,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,291) still clears the $1,225 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $36 | $1,291 | $17,000 | $1,189 | +$15,775 | 2.4% | +$737 | 370 high |
| 10 |  ManaphyXY Black Star Promos #XY113 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$717 per submission: 6.5% of 572 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($12,000), and a PSA 9 ($350) still clears the $1,191 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $52 | $350 | $12,000 | $1,139 | +$10,809 | 6.5% | +$717 | 572 high |
| 11 |  ZekromXY Black Star Promos #XY76 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$674 per submission: 0.7% of 1,020 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($52,800), and a PSA 9 ($2,200) still clears the $3,632 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $85 | $2,200 | $52,800 | $3,547 | +$49,168 | 0.7% | +$674 | 1,020 high |
| 12 |  GyaradosXY Black Star Promos #XY109 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$655 per submission: 5.2% of 576 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,100) still clears the $808 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $89 | $1,100 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,192 | 5.2% | +$655 | 576 high |
| 13 |  JirachiXY Black Star Promos #XY195 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$653 per submission: 8.9% of 180 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,600), and a PSA 9 ($1,175) still clears the $427 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $1,175 | $4,600 | $415 | +$4,173 | 8.9% | +$653 | 180 high |
| 14 |  ShayminXY Black Star Promos #XY115 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$619 per submission: 5.1% of 565 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($13,100), and a PSA 9 ($325) still clears the $1,214 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $64 | $325 | $13,100 | $1,150 | +$11,886 | 5.1% | +$619 | 565 high |
| 15 |  M Gengar-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY166 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$594 per submission: 3.4% of 3,556 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($17,850), and a PSA 9 ($1,500) still clears the $1,448 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $250 | $1,500 | $17,850 | $1,198 | +$16,403 | 3.4% | +$594 | 3,556 high |
| 16 |  DarkraiXY Black Star Promos #XY194 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$592 per submission: 9.3% of 269 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,500), and a PSA 9 ($600) still clears the $709 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $600 | $5,500 | $674 | +$4,791 | 9.3% | +$592 | 269 high |
| 17 |  MagearnaXY Black Star Promos #XY186 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$572 per submission: 24.1% of 776 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,900), and a PSA 9 ($113) still clears the $429 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $113 | $2,900 | $398 | +$2,471 | 24.1% | +$572 | 776 high |
| 18 |  MewtwoXY Black Star Promos #XY100 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$541 per submission: 2.2% of 316 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($20,000), and a PSA 9 ($750) still clears the $1,250 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $750 | $20,000 | $1,219 | +$18,750 | 2.2% | +$541 | 316 high |
| 19 |  Pikachu-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY84 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$483 per submission: 4.4% of 1,828 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,300), and a PSA 9 ($1,095) still clears the $837 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $125 | $1,095 | $9,300 | $712 | +$8,463 | 4.4% | +$483 | 1,828 high |
| 20 |  PalkiaXY Black Star Promos #XY75 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$453 per submission: 0.7% of 958 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($38,400), and a PSA 9 ($1,600) still clears the $2,447 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $44 | $1,600 | $38,400 | $2,403 | +$35,953 | 0.7% | +$453 | 958 high |
| 21 |  PikachuXY Black Star Promos #XY95 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$430 per submission: 2.5% of 1,241 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,500), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $1,344 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $160 | $1,000 | $16,500 | $1,184 | +$15,156 | 2.5% | +$430 | 1,241 high |
| 22 |  DarkraiXY Black Star Promos #XY114 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$429 per submission: 4.5% of 1,482 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,100), and a PSA 9 ($674) still clears the $791 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $81 | $674 | $9,100 | $710 | +$8,309 | 4.5% | +$429 | 1,482 high |
| 23 |  MewXY Black Star Promos #XY110 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$424 per submission: 4% of 4,007 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,000), and a PSA 9 ($645) still clears the $849 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $140 | $645 | $9,000 | $709 | +$8,151 | 4% | +$424 | 4,007 high |
| 24 |  MewXY Black Star Promos #XY192 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$406 per submission: 1.6% of 1,003 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,500), and a PSA 9 ($1,250) still clears the $864 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $150 | $1,250 | $9,500 | $714 | +$8,636 | 1.6% | +$406 | 1,003 high |
| 25 |  KeldeoXY Black Star Promos #XY118 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$396 per submission: 3.3% of 399 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($14,000), and a PSA 9 ($235) still clears the $1,179 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $235 | $14,000 | $1,159 | +$12,821 | 3.3% | +$396 | 399 high |
| 26 |  DarkraiXY Black Star Promos #XY22 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$384 per submission: 3.8% of 79 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,500), and a PSA 9 ($280) still clears the $732 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $18 | $280 | $9,500 | $714 | +$8,768 | 3.8% | +$384 | 79 medium |
| 27 |  SnorlaxXY Black Star Promos #XY179 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$355 per submission: 3.9% of 997 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,200), and a PSA 9 ($225) still clears the $1,141 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $225 | $10,200 | $1,121 | +$9,059 | 3.9% | +$355 | 997 high |
| 28 |  DialgaXY Black Star Promos #XY77 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$354 per submission: 0.3% of 930 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($52,800), and a PSA 9 ($2,250) still clears the $3,597 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $2,250 | $52,800 | $3,547 | +$49,203 | 0.3% | +$354 | 930 high |
| 29 |  Latios-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY72 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$336 per submission: 12% of 485 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,380), and a PSA 9 ($173) still clears the $420 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $173 | $3,380 | $403 | +$2,961 | 12% | +$336 | 485 high |
| 30 |  Charizard-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY29 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$327 per submission: 24.2% of 2,078 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,750), and a PSA 9 ($104) still clears the $257 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $104 | $1,750 | $237 | +$1,494 | 24.2% | +$327 | 2,078 high |
| 31 |  Greninja-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY20 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$308 per submission: 10.1% of 326 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,248), and a PSA 9 ($299) still clears the $432 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $299 | $3,248 | $401 | +$2,815 | 10.1% | +$308 | 326 high |
| 32 |  LucarioXY Black Star Promos #XY140 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$287 per submission: 11.6% of 533 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($128) still clears the $408 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $128 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,592 | 11.6% | +$287 | 533 high |
| 33 |  CelebiXY Black Star Promos #XY187 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$286 per submission: 5.9% of 220 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,799), and a PSA 9 ($249) still clears the $437 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $249 | $4,799 | $417 | +$4,362 | 5.9% | +$286 | 220 high |
| 34 |  Champions FestivalXY Black Star Promos #XY176 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$285 per submission: 0% of 172 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,224), and a PSA 9 ($854) still clears the $532 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $420 | $854 | $1,224 | $112 | +$692 | 0% | +$285 | 172 high |
| 35 |  Black KyuremXY Black Star Promos #XY80 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$264 per submission: 1.2% of 852 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($17,000), and a PSA 9 ($775) still clears the $1,230 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $41 | $775 | $17,000 | $1,189 | +$15,770 | 1.2% | +$264 | 852 high |
| 36 |  GyaradosXY Black Star Promos #XY60 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$263 per submission: 0.3% of 590 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,483), and a PSA 9 ($2,500) still clears the $896 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $482 | $2,500 | $4,483 | $414 | +$3,587 | 0.3% | +$263 | 590 high |
| 37 |  CelebiXY Black Star Promos #XY111 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$260 per submission: 5.8% of 1,413 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,888), and a PSA 9 ($288) still clears the $467 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $49 | $288 | $4,888 | $418 | +$4,421 | 5.8% | +$260 | 1,413 high |
| 38 |  MagikarpXY Black Star Promos #XY143 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$246 per submission: 9.6% of 5,941 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($270) still clears the $504 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $105 | $270 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,496 | 9.6% | +$246 | 5,941 high |
| 39 |  Shaymin-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY148 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$237 per submission: 2.3% of 1,670 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($13,800), and a PSA 9 ($327) still clears the $1,248 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $91 | $327 | $13,800 | $1,157 | +$12,552 | 2.3% | +$237 | 1,670 high |
| 40 |  Blaziken-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY54 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$234 per submission: 11.3% of 177 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $409 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $60 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,591 | 11.3% | +$234 | 177 high |
| 41 |  Yveltal-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY150 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$231 per submission: 15.2% of 282 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and a PSA 9 ($100) still clears the $248 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $100 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,752 | 15.2% | +$231 | 282 high |
| 42 |  Mandibuzz BREAKXY Black Star Promos #XY182 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$227 per submission: 7.5% of 80 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,298), and only a PSA 10 covers the $419 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $55 | $4,298 | $412 | +$3,879 | 7.5% | +$227 | 80 medium |
| 43 |  Gyarados-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY106 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$226 per submission: 22.5% of 1,421 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,225), and a PSA 9 ($131) still clears the $130 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $131 | $1,225 | $112 | +$1,095 | 22.5% | +$226 | 1,421 high |
| 44 |  Blastoise-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY122 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$224 per submission: 1.5% of 6,372 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($14,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,250) still clears the $1,435 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $276 | $1,250 | $14,000 | $1,159 | +$12,565 | 1.5% | +$224 | 6,372 high |
| 45 |  TyranitarXY Black Star Promos #XY130 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$220 per submission: 8.2% of 194 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and a PSA 9 ($550) still clears the $167 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $52 | $550 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,333 | 8.2% | +$220 | 194 high |
| 46 |  PikachuXY Black Star Promos #XY202 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$208 per submission: 4.6% of 610 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,040), and a PSA 9 ($360) still clears the $752 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $83 | $360 | $5,040 | $669 | +$4,288 | 4.6% | +$208 | 610 high |
| 47 |  DittoXY Black Star Promos #XY40 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$208 per submission: 0.4% of 245 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($874), and a PSA 9 ($349) still clears the $204 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $115 | $349 | $874 | $89 | +$670 | 0.4% | +$208 | 245 high |
| 48 |  JirachiXY Black Star Promos #XY112 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$206 per submission: 2.8% of 1,067 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,500), and a PSA 9 ($391) still clears the $764 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $391 | $7,500 | $694 | +$6,736 | 2.8% | +$206 | 1,067 high |
| 49 |  ArceusXY Black Star Promos #XY83 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$203 per submission: 0.7% of 910 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,076), and a PSA 9 ($1,800) still clears the $281 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $41 | $1,800 | $2,076 | $240 | +$1,795 | 0.7% | +$203 | 910 high |
| 50 |  M Sharpedo-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY200a · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$199 per submission: 8% of 565 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,375), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $450 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $47 | $200 | $3,375 | $403 | +$2,925 | 8% | +$199 | 565 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 XY Black Star Promos ranking
Every XY Black Star Promos card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 133 cards from the set pass. 105 of them (79%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 80 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 Kyogre from XY Black Star Promos, gems 9.1% of the time across 11 graded copies: +$8,326 is what a long run of submissions would average, $91,971 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled XY Black Star Promos cards is 4.3%. Roughly one submitted copy in 23 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 50 ranked cards, 48 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9 and 2 need a 10 to break even. 47 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a XY Black Star Promos 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 XY Black Star Promos card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.
XY Black Star Promos grading questions
Which XY Black Star Promos card is the best to grade?
On current numbers the Kyogre (XY Black Star Promos #XY51): 9.1% of 11 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $8,326 per submission after the $3,979 grading cost, against a best case of $91,971 if it gems.
How many XY Black Star Promos cards are worth grading?
80 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 105 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. The best case is broader: 133 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee.
What gem rate do XY Black Star Promos cards get at PSA?
The median across the 105 sampled XY Black Star Promos cards is 4.3%, so about one in 23 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Charizard-EX (XY Black Star Promos #XY29) at 24.2% of 2,078.
Does the XY Black Star Promos 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.