Best Cards to Grade in the XY BREAK Era
The 59 best XY BREAK cards to grade across 7 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Ash's Pikachu 086 leads at 9.6x ($39.99 raw vs $1,167.25 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 | Ash's Pikachu 086 | $39.99 | $1,167.25 | 59.2% | 619 | 9.6x |
| 2 | Pikachu 227 | $249.99 | $3,744.83 | 85.6% | 21,437 | 6.2x |
| 3 | Ash's Pikachu 074 | $74.00 | $873.00 | 60.0% | 632 | 6.2x |
| 4 | Armored Mewtwo 365 | $90.85 | $959.95 | 27.0% | 4,592 | 6.1x |
| 5 | Ash's Pikachu 071 | $96.07 | $1,075.00 | 61.5% | 634 | 6.1x |
| 6 | Ash's Pikachu 072 | $56.90 | $683.32 | 62.8% | 679 | 5.6x |
| 7 | Mimikyu 198 | $125.00 | $1,089.04 | 67.9% | 938 | 5.3x |
| 8 | Detective Pikachu 339 | $15.63 | $249.75 | 68.3% | 1,449 | 5.1x |
| 9 | Ash's Pikachu 076 | $66.98 | $665.00 | 61.1% | 678 | 5.0x |
| 10 | Sapporo's Pikachu 005 | $300.11 | $2,064.63 | 55.3% | 2,046 | 4.6x |
49 more XY BREAK cards are ranked for Pro members.