Best Cards to Grade in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Era
The 8 best HeartGold & SoulSilver cards to grade across 5 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Mew 097 leads at 12.5x ($394.47 raw vs $17,430.00 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 | Mew 097 | $394.47 | $17,430.00 | 5.9% | 154 | 12.5x |
| 2 | Celebi 092 | $116.48 | $8,500.00 | 5.4% | 123 | 11.9x |
| 3 | Absol 091 | $155.04 | $8,831.86 | 6.8% | 100 | 11.7x |
| 4 | Gengar 094 | $560.92 | $16,500.00 | 4.3% | 160 | 10.6x |
| 5 | Palkia & Dialga LEGEND 101 | $136.12 | $4,500.00 | 10.1% | 134 | 9.3x |
| 6 | Machamp 095 | $67.14 | $3,396.22 | 8.7% | 141 | 8.1x |
| 7 | Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND 099 | $142.98 | $3,900.00 | 8.0% | 113 | 7.9x |
| 8 | Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND 100 | $82.14 | $1,550.35 | 9.2% | 123 | 6.7x |