Best Cards to Grade in the Sword & Shield Era
The 100 best Sword & Shield cards to grade across 32 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Lucario V 304 leads at 10.2x ($3.75 raw vs $374.76 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 | Lucario V 304 | $3.75 | $374.76 | 86.2% | 1,543 | 10.2x |
| 2 | Vaporeon VMAX 187 | $272.58 | $6,877.00 | 90.7% | 935 | 7.9x |
| 3 | Lugia V 322 | $20.00 | $285.00 | 88.6% | 1,941 | 5.4x |
| 4 | Detective Pikachu 099 | $125.00 | $835.15 | 61.5% | 711 | 4.4x |
| 5 | Umbreon 161 | $27.10 | $250.00 | 75.8% | 1,243 | 4.2x |
| 6 | Sonia 077 | $39.99 | $293.00 | 68.7% | 2,828 | 4.0x |
| 7 | Pikachu VMAX 123 | $69.99 | $409.76 | 82.4% | 6,200 | 4.0x |
| 8 | Rescue Team DX's Pikachu 036 | $201.98 | $1,103.28 | 53.9% | 1,846 | 3.9x |
| 9 | Rayquaza V 075 | $33.16 | $239.83 | 86.4% | 1,132 | 3.6x |
| 10 | Pikachu V 104 | $41.26 | $260.01 | 84.8% | 4,244 | 3.5x |
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