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Best Tapu Cards to Grade

The Tapu cards where grading pays off most — ranked by net profit from raw to PSA 10 after real grading costs, with each card's estimated gem rate and risk-adjusted return. Top pick: Tapu Bulu-GX (Burning Shadows) at +$526 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#CardRawPSA 10CostNet (best)Risk-adj.
1Tapu Bulu-GXTapu Bulu-GXBurning Shadows #149 · 22% gem rate$11$623$86+$526+$62
2Tapu Fini-GXTapu Fini-GXBurning Shadows #152 · 15.3% gem rate$12$322$73+$236−$19
3Tapu Lele-GXTapu Lele-GXGuardians Rising #155 · 45.8% gem rate$21$202$72+$109+$10
4Tapu Koko-GXTapu Koko-GXGuardians Rising #153 · 47.3% gem rate$14$135$71+$49−$2
5Tapu Koko exTapu Koko exParadox Rift #247 · 35.3% gem rate$21$117$71+$25−$34
6Tapu Koko-GXTapu Koko-GXGuardians Rising #135 · 46.6% gem rate$6$98$71+$22−$23
7Tapu Lele-GXTapu Lele-GXGuardians Rising #137 · 59.3% gem rate$9$92$71+$12−$21

Net (best) = PSA 10 value − raw value − grading cost (PSA fees as of 2026-06-28). Risk-adjusted weights every grade by its estimated likelihood from PSA population (cumulative and biased toward nicer copies — a guide, not a guarantee).