Best Cards to Grade in the Diamond & Pearl Era
The 3 best Diamond & Pearl cards to grade across 9 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Snorlax LV.X 127 leads at 8.4x ($150.00 raw vs $6,317.33 in PSA 10).
ROI is the PSA 10 price against the raw price plus grading cost and PSA's value-tier upcharge, from live market prices and PSA population data. Cards are ranked highest ROI first.
| Rank | Card | Raw | PSA 10 | Gem rate | PSA 10 pop | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snorlax LV.X 127 | $150.00 | $6,317.33 | 46.3% | 623 | 8.4x |
| 2 | Pikachu 095 | $85.00 | $3,600.00 | 38.2% | 765 | 8.3x |
| 3 | Darkrai 046 | $46.16 | $245.00 | 45.4% | 1,674 | 3.1x |