Pokémon Card Grading
Pokémon is the fastest-growing graded-card category. WotC-era holos (Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, Neo) and modern chase alt arts and special illustration rares get the most PSA 10 attention.
What graders look for on pokémon cards
Centering is the Pokémon killer. Cards that look 50/50 to the eye are routinely 60/40 front-to-back. Japanese exclusives grade cleaner on average than English.
Card-by-card grading guides
1999 Pokémon Base Set Charizard 1st Edition #4/102
Is a 1st Edition Charizard a PSA 10? →
1999 Pokémon Base Set Charizard Unlimited #4/102
Is a Unlimited Base Charizard a PSA 10? →
1998 Pokémon Japanese Promo Pikachu Illustrator
Is a Pikachu Illustrator a PSA 10? →
2020 Pokémon Shining Fates Charizard VMAX Rainbow SV107/SV122
Is a Rainbow Charizard VMAX a PSA 10? →
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