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Pop-adjusted value

Within each era, which PSA 10s trade cheap for how scarce they are. Scarcer cards cost more; this fits how much more, per era, and lists the cards sitting furthest below that line.

modelled Rows carrying this badge have no observed PSA 10 price (or population) yet and sit outside the fit, listed below the fitted rows. thin marks an observed price built on fewer than three sales, which is in the fit but should be read as one comp, not a market.

Wizards of the Coast (Vintage)

1999200323 cards

Fit: ln(price) = 10.33 0.24 · ln(pop), R² 0.07. Each doubling of population moves the fitted price by -15%.

#CardPSA 10 popPSA 10 priceFloatvs curve
1Shining SteelixNeo Destiny · #112312$1,687$526,422-78%
2Shining NoctowlNeo Destiny · #110277$3,181$881,203-61%
3Shining KabutopsNeo Destiny · #108329$3,090$1,016,761-60%
4Dark RaichuTeam Rocket · #8333$5,787$190,955-57%
5Sabrina's GengarGym Challenge · #29165$4,092$675,126-55%
6TyphlosionNeo Genesis · #1865$5,700$370,500-50%thin
7Shining CelebiNeo Destiny · #106290$4,901$1,421,206-39%
8BlastoiseBase Set · #2381$7,900$3,009,900+6%thin
9VaporeonJungle · #1235$14,082$492,882+7%
10Dark BlastoiseTeam Rocket · #365$12,550$815,750+10%thin
11Shining TyranitarNeo Destiny · #113262$10,179$2,666,843+25%
12Light DragoniteNeo Destiny · #1491$15,393$1,400,744+47%
13Blaine's CharizardGym Challenge · #2172$16,500$2,838,000+83%thin
14Dark GengarNeo Destiny · #695$20,081$1,907,704+93%thin
15Shining CharizardNeo Destiny · #107384$16,034$6,157,091+115%
16Shining MewtwoNeo Destiny · #109299$17,253$5,158,656+118%
17SnorlaxJungle · #1139$28,664$1,117,879+123%
18Dark CharizardTeam Rocket · #4176$21,250$3,739,912+137%thin
19CharizardBase Set · #4489$17,500$8,557,500+148%thin
20VenusaurBase Set · #15588$202$118,570modelled
21GengarFossil · #551$2,447$124,803modelled
22DragoniteFossil · #460$2,478$148,705modelled
23LugiaNeo Genesis · #915$11,076$166,144modelled

EX Series

2003200712 cards

Fit: ln(price) = -0.00 + 2.25 · ln(pop), R² 0.21. Each doubling of population moves the fitted price by +376%.

#CardPSA 10 popPSA 10 priceFloatvs curve
1Gardevoir ex δEX Dragon Frontiers · #9333$70.27$2,319-97%
2Snorlax δEX Dragon Frontiers · #1070$3,272$229,059-77%thin
3Ninetales δEX Dragon Frontiers · #846$3,983$183,218-28%
4Rayquaza ex δEX Dragon Frontiers · #9764$12,016$769,042+3%
5Latios ex δEX Dragon Frontiers · #9646$6,250$287,500+13%
6Flygon ex δEX Dragon Frontiers · #9236$4,059$146,118+27%
7Charizard ★EX Dragon Frontiers · #10098$51,574$5,054,284+70%
8Salamence ex δEX Dragon Frontiers · #9841$7,487$306,977+75%
9Mew ★EX Dragon Frontiers · #10173$38,995$2,846,635+149%thin
10Dragonite ex δEX Dragon Frontiers · #9130$43,500$1,304,999+1957%thin
11Latias ex δEX Dragon Frontiers · #9532$436$13,950modelled
12Tyranitar ex δEX Dragon Frontiers · #9920$588$11,757modelled

Diamond & Pearl / Platinum

2007201011 cards

Fit: ln(price) = 8.33 + 0.23 · ln(pop), R² 0.17. Each doubling of population moves the fitted price by +17%.

#CardPSA 10 popPSA 10 priceFloatvs curve
1PalkiaDiamond & Pearl · #119$4,550$40,950-34%thin
2Torterra LV.XDiamond & Pearl · #12258$7,625$442,250-28%
3DialgaDiamond & Pearl · #17$4,700$32,900-28%thin
4Infernape LV.XDiamond & Pearl · #12163$9,923$625,128-8%
5LucarioDiamond & Pearl · #67$8,070$56,490+24%thin
6Empoleon LV.XDiamond & Pearl · #12020$21,454$429,080+158%thin
7GengarDiamond & Pearl · #274$151$604modelled
8SnorlaxDiamond & Pearl · #372$183$365modelled
9MunchlaxDiamond & Pearl · #331$189$189modelled
10InfernapeDiamond & Pearl · #54$463$1,854modelled
11LuxrayDiamond & Pearl · #78$499$3,993modelled

Black & White

201120133 cards

Fewer than 4 cards with observed inputs; listed by PSA 10 price, no fit.

#CardPSA 10 popPSA 10 priceFloatvs curve
1ZekromBlack & White · #114281$942$264,747
2ReshiramBlack & White · #113267$1,006$268,666thin
3PikachuBlack & White · #115210$3,549$745,311

XY

2014201612 cards

Fit: ln(price) = 10.48 0.55 · ln(pop), R² 0.34. Each doubling of population moves the fitted price by -32%.

#CardPSA 10 popPSA 10 priceFloatvs curve
1M Pidgeot-EXXY Evolutions · #1052,262$141$319,213-71%
2M Blastoise-EXXY Evolutions · #223,401$168$571,266-57%
3Misty's DeterminationXY Evolutions · #1082,341$227$531,501-53%
4Charizard-EXXY Evolutions · #124,531$166$750,696-51%
5MewXY Evolutions · #53277$1,520$421,040-4%thin
6M Venusaur-EXXY Evolutions · #1005,338$307$1,640,207+0%
7M Charizard-EXXY Evolutions · #1310,140$227$2,300,259+6%
8Mewtwo-EXXY Evolutions · #1033,266$444$1,451,541+11%
9Dragonite-EXXY Evolutions · #1064,057$422$1,711,283+18%
10M Blastoise-EXXY Evolutions · #1026,377$395$2,520,701+42%
11M Charizard-EXXY Evolutions · #10113,398$681$9,123,100+270%
12CharizardXY Evolutions · #11602$5,121$3,082,914+399%thin

Sun & Moon

2017201912 cards

Fit: ln(price) = -7.56 + 1.55 · ln(pop), R² 0.65. Each doubling of population moves the fitted price by +193%.

Sword & Shield

2020202212 cards

Fit: ln(price) = -8.89 + 1.69 · ln(pop), R² 0.76. Each doubling of population moves the fitted price by +222%.

#CardPSA 10 popPSA 10 priceFloatvs curve
1Sylveon VMAXEvolving Skies · #21214,210$686$9,745,929-51%
2Leafeon VMAXEvolving Skies · #20511,343$598$6,779,257-37%
3Glaceon VMAXEvolving Skies · #20910,960$568$6,224,074-37%
4Leafeon VEvolving Skies · #1676,598$303$2,000,316-21%
5Sylveon VEvolving Skies · #1847,117$396$2,818,474-9%
6Glaceon VEvolving Skies · #1756,295$324$2,037,566-9%
7Rayquaza VMAXEvolving Skies · #2174,624$246$1,137,735+17%
8Espeon VEvolving Skies · #1806,859$502$3,440,680+23%
9Dragonite VEvolving Skies · #19210,653$1,133$12,066,014+32%
10Umbreon VMAXEvolving Skies · #21521,565$4,052$87,384,615+43%
11Rayquaza VMAXEvolving Skies · #21815,053$2,424$36,486,365+57%
12Umbreon VEvolving Skies · #1898,485$1,086$9,215,559+85%

Scarlet & Violet

2023now14 cards

Fit: ln(price) = 6.47 + 0.03 · ln(pop), R² 0.00. Each doubling of population moves the fitted price by +2%.

#CardPSA 10 popPSA 10 priceFloatvs curve
1Mew exScarlet & Violet — 151 · #2055,869$251$1,473,823-69%
2Venusaur exScarlet & Violet — 151 · #19816,293$454$7,393,600-46%
3Blastoise exScarlet & Violet — 151 · #20018,833$552$10,396,193-35%
4Eevee exPrismatic Evolutions · #1673,030$589$1,786,064-27%
5Jolteon exPrismatic Evolutions · #1533,169$597$1,891,513-26%
6Flareon exPrismatic Evolutions · #1463,463$614$2,125,970-24%
7Glaceon exPrismatic Evolutions · #1503,661$699$2,560,247-14%
8Roaring Moon exPrismatic Evolutions · #1622,593$744$1,930,307-7%
9Leafeon exPrismatic Evolutions · #1444,296$801$3,442,943-1%
10Vaporeon exPrismatic Evolutions · #1492,832$995$2,818,067+24%
11Espeon exPrismatic Evolutions · #1553,488$1,029$3,588,280+27%
12Charizard exScarlet & Violet — 151 · #19928,523$1,421$40,534,891+66%
13Sylveon exPrismatic Evolutions · #1563,974$1,419$5,638,113+75%thin
14Umbreon exPrismatic Evolutions · #1616,399$5,154$32,980,766+527%

Method

  1. For every card with a hand-read population (the chase cards plus the ten most valuable cards of each era), take the newest PSA 10 population reading and the blended PSA 10 price. The blend uses the same source weights as the card page, so this screen and the card page never disagree.
  2. Within each era, fit ln(price) = a + b · ln(pop) by ordinary least squares. Scarcer cards cost more; b is how steeply, for that era. Eras are fitted separately because a 1999 holo and a 2023 special illustration rare do not share a scarcity curve.
  3. vs curve is the card's distance from its era's line: −30% means it trades 30% below what its population alone would predict among its peers. Cards are ranked most-below first.
  4. Float is price × population: the total market value of every PSA 10 in existence. A small float is a thin market in both directions.

Only rows with an observed population and an observed PSA 10 price enter the fit; a row resting on the built-in pricer is listed and badged but never moves the line.

One caveat for the vintage era: the PSA 10 price is eBay sales for the TCGplayer product, and on Jungle, Fossil, Team Rocket, Gym and Neo products that one listing covers both the 1st Edition and the unlimited print, so the comp can mix the two while the population is the unlimited line only. Base Set is unaffected, its printings being separate products.

Read the sign of the slope before the residuals. A negative slope is the scarcity story: fewer PSA 10s, higher price. A positive slope, which the modern eras show, means population is tracking demand instead: people grade what sells, so the most-graded cards are the most wanted ones. In that regime a card below the curve is cheap relative to how much it gets graded, not cheap for its scarcity. Both are worth a look; they are different questions.

What this is not: a buy list. A card below the curve can be there for a reason population does not capture: a print with chronic centering problems, a reprint, or simply a card nobody wants at any scarcity. Eras with fewer than 4 cards are shown without a fit, because a line through three points is a line through three points. Population is read by hand from public GemRate-sourced reports and dated; it is not scraped.

99 of 99 tracked cards have both inputs. Generated 2026-09-13 20:46 UTC.