Best Arceus Cards to Grade

The Arceus cards where grading adds the 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: Gengar LV.X at +$5,724 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	Gengar LV.XArceus #97 · 2% gem rate	$415	$6,625	$486	+$5,724	−$43
2	PonytaArceus #SH11 · 3.5% gem rate	$216	$5,500	$475	+$4,809	−$232
3	GengarArceus #17 · 0.5% gem rate	$108	$5,144	$471	+$4,564	−$238
4	Arceus LV.XArceus #95 · 3.3% gem rate	$64	$3,750	$232	+$3,454	+$3
5	Salamence LV.XArceus #98 · 2.9% gem rate	$102	$3,607	$231	+$3,274	−$18
6	ShinxArceus #SH12 · 2.6% gem rate	$141	$3,500	$230	+$3,129	+$12
7	ArceusArceus #AR4 · 5.5% gem rate	$51	$3,394	$229	+$3,114	+$23
8	ArceusArceus #AR5 · 5.2% gem rate	$46	$3,383	$229	+$3,109	−$11
9	Arceus LV.XArceus #94 · 4.2% gem rate	$47	$2,943	$224	+$2,672	−$4
10	ArceusArceus #AR3 · 6.3% gem rate	$33	$2,527	$220	+$2,274	−$24
11	ArceusArceus #AR9 · 6.2% gem rate	$37	$2,425	$129	+$2,258	+$62
12	ArceusArceus #AR8 · 9.3% gem rate	$31	$2,393	$129	+$2,233	+$129
13	ArceusArceus #AR1 · 8.2% gem rate	$57	$2,308	$128	+$2,123	+$109
14	Tangrowth LV.XArceus #99 · 5.4% gem rate	$35	$2,092	$126	+$1,931	+$45
15	ArceusArceus #AR2 · 7% gem rate	$34	$2,041	$125	+$1,882	+$55
16	Arceus LV.XArceus #96 · 2.2% gem rate	$40	$1,830	$123	+$1,667	+$20
17	HaunterArceus #41 · 10% gem rate	$23	$503	$85	+$395	−$29
18	PichuArceus #25 · 7.5% gem rate	$27	$314	$73	+$214	−$49
19	ArceusArceus #AR6 · 4.1% gem rate	$27	$293	$73	+$193	−$55
20	Porygon-Z GArceus #26 · 11.1% gem rate	$8	$154	$72	+$75	−$34
21	PonytaArceus #46 · 8.7% gem rate	$18	$156	$72	+$66	−$58
22	KabutopsArceus #4 · 7.4% gem rate	$7	$144	$71	+$65	−$55
23	ShinxArceus #74	$6	$126	$71	+$49	—
24	CharmanderArceus #59 · 0% gem rate	$86	$185	$72	+$28	−$89
25	SalamenceArceus #8 · 5.2% gem rate	$10	$94	$71	+$14	−$33

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).

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