Best Cards to Grade in the XY Era
The 62 best XY cards to grade across 15 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. M Mewtwo EX 159 leads at 11.4x ($64.90 raw vs $2,443.50 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 | M Mewtwo EX 159 | $64.90 | $2,443.50 | 15.5% | 562 | 11.4x |
| 2 | Lugia BREAK 079 | $25.24 | $1,000.00 | 29.6% | 537 | 11.0x |
| 3 | Charizard EX XY29 | $14.62 | $1,021.38 | 23.7% | 519 | 10.7x |
| 4 | Umbreon EX 055 | $46.67 | $1,356.09 | 20.2% | 544 | 10.6x |
| 5 | Umbreon EX 119 | $136.96 | $4,856.88 | 13.0% | 716 | 10.0x |
| 6 | Surfing Pikachu 111 | $11.31 | $440.86 | 21.2% | 1,956 | 9.9x |
| 7 | Ho-Oh EX 121 | $44.14 | $1,240.89 | 25.6% | 748 | 9.9x |
| 8 | Alakazam EX 125 | $113.70 | $6,956.94 | 9.4% | 790 | 9.7x |
| 9 | Espeon EX 117 | $77.66 | $2,216.17 | 20.1% | 623 | 9.7x |
| 10 | Charizard EX 012 | $19.06 | $495.12 | 27.8% | 521 | 9.5x |
52 more XY cards are ranked for Pro members.