Best Cards to Grade in the Gym Era
The 57 best Gym cards to grade across 2 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Blaine's Charizard 002 (First Edition Stamp) leads at 11.9x ($699.99 raw vs $20,185.96 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 | Blaine's Charizard 002 (First Edition Stamp) | $699.99 | $20,185.96 | 10.5% | 421 | 11.9x |
| 2 | Rocket's Scyther 013 (First Edition Stamp) | $225.08 | $8,973.69 | 4.3% | 106 | 10.9x |
| 3 | Lt. Surge's Raichu 011 | $60.49 | $1,500.00 | 6.4% | 172 | 10.6x |
| 4 | Blaine's Arcanine 001 (First Edition Stamp) | $386.48 | $9,999.99 | 8.5% | 200 | 10.1x |
| 5 | Lt. Surge's Magneton 008 (First Edition Stamp) | $94.68 | $2,427.10 | 8.0% | 151 | 9.9x |
| 6 | Rocket's Hitmonchan 011 (First Edition Stamp) | $139.99 | $4,774.76 | 9.6% | 200 | 9.7x |
| 7 | Erika's Venusaur 004 (First Edition Stamp) | $332.50 | $12,465.10 | 3.5% | 107 | 9.4x |
| 8 | Lt. Surge's Electabuzz 006 | $34.09 | $1,065.95 | 7.1% | 170 | 9.3x |
| 9 | Lt. Surge's Electabuzz 006 (First Edition Stamp) | $98.54 | $2,281.03 | 17.1% | 333 | 9.2x |
| 10 | Misty's Tentacruel 010 (First Edition Stamp) | $91.66 | $2,079.51 | 7.9% | 146 | 8.6x |
47 more Gym cards are ranked for Pro members.