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Best POP Series 5 Cards to Grade

The POP Series 5 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: Espeon ☆ at +$9,564 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#CardRawPSA 10CostNet (best)Risk-adj.
1Espeon ☆Espeon ☆POP Series 5 #16$5,757$15,900$579+$9,564
2Pikachu δPikachu δPOP Series 5 #13 · 10.7% gem rate$46$2,562$221+$2,295+$424
3PikachuPikachuPOP Series 5 #12 · 0% gem rate$435$2,000$125+$1,440−$137
4Bill's MaintenanceBill's MaintenancePOP Series 5 #6 · 6.7% gem rate$15$600$86+$499+$103
5Charmander δCharmander δPOP Series 5 #10 · 13.4% gem rate$36$499$75+$389−$13
6Zangoose δZangoose δPOP Series 5 #15 · 1.8% gem rate$14$105$71+$20−$64

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).