Best Cards to Grade in the XY Era
The 46 best XY cards to grade across 10 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Hoopa 155 leads at 9.0x ($75.50 raw vs $2,025.00 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 | Hoopa 155 | $75.50 | $2,025.00 | 22.3% | 2,470 | 9.0x |
| 2 | Rayquaza EX 123 | $46.25 | $1,131.87 | 46.2% | 756 | 8.9x |
| 3 | Skyla 164 | $30.00 | $740.00 | 71.4% | 1,620 | 7.7x |
| 4 | Pikachu 175 | $200.00 | $4,178.38 | 67.1% | 2,142 | 7.6x |
| 5 | Surfing Pikachu 264 | $64.33 | $976.58 | 64.8% | 947 | 7.5x |
| 6 | Charizard EX 030 | $37.49 | $770.70 | 45.1% | 1,330 | 7.4x |
| 7 | Mega Gengar EX 097 | $149.99 | $2,199.99 | 66.9% | 604 | 7.3x |
| 8 | Pikachu Libre 247 | $155.00 | $1,785.00 | 57.7% | 630 | 5.9x |
| 9 | Team Japan's Pikachu 050 | $350.00 | $4,058.50 | 28.5% | 878 | 5.8x |
| 10 | Ash-Greninja EX 218 | $70.00 | $640.47 | 56.2% | 805 | 4.7x |
36 more XY cards are ranked for Pro members.