Pikachu is Losing Ground to Pokemon’s Runner-Up MVP As the Most-Graded Character

People often send their Pokémon cards to companies like PSA to have them professionally graded. This process protects the card and verifies its condition, which is appealing to collectors. More importantly, graded cards, particularly rare ones, usually sell for more money. Because of this, many players are submitting their most valuable cards for grading. By tracking these submissions – as GemRate recently did in a March 2026 report – we can see interesting trends. Currently, it appears Pikachu is the most frequently graded Pokémon character, and that lead isn’t likely to change anytime soon.








