Best Cards to Grade in the Mega Evolution Era
The 100 best Mega Evolution cards to grade across 10 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Team Rocket's Mimikyu 079 (Pokeball Holo) leads at 3.4x ($6.51 raw vs $132.50 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 | Team Rocket's Mimikyu 079 (Pokeball Holo) | $6.51 | $132.50 | 44.0% | 571 | 3.4x |
| 2 | Rosa's Encouragement 107 | $7.48 | $113.79 | 62.1% | 1,821 | 2.8x |
| 3 | Mega Charizard X ex 116 | $724.49 | $2,722.08 | 37.0% | 4,924 | 2.5x |
| 4 | Jacinthe 116 | $9.80 | $93.00 | 53.3% | 624 | 2.2x |
| 5 | Mega Gardevoir ex 092 | $250.44 | $660.01 | 44.7% | 2,653 | 2.1x |
| 6 | Surfer 249 | $8.27 | $80.19 | 63.2% | 636 | 1.9x |
| 7 | Mega Lucario ex 092 | $264.00 | $637.50 | 51.3% | 3,881 | 1.9x |
| 8 | Mega Dragonite ex 250 | $192.43 | $416.25 | 53.2% | 9,058 | 1.8x |
| 9 | Slowpoke 070 | $1.50 | $62.56 | 87.3% | 1,412 | 1.8x |
| 10 | Mega Darkrai ex 118 | $249.97 | $572.00 | 66.4% | 1,533 | 1.8x |
90 more Mega Evolution cards are ranked for Pro members.