Which Ancient Origins cards are the hardest to gem, on registry lines of 100 or more slabs, while a raw copy still buys cheaply? A low gem rate with a low ask is the trade: the tens are scarce and the raw is not priced for it.
PSA 10 share of the registry on lines of 100 or more slabs, hardest first, raw ask beside it.
| # | Card | Gem rate | PSA pop | Raw ask | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() Entei#15 · Rare | 9.7% | 555 | $11.64 | |
| 2 | ![]() Gardevoir#54 · Rare | 11% | 151 | $8.88 | |
| 3 | ![]() M Rayquaza EX#98 · Secret Rare | 14% | 5,864 | $1,112 | $12,07588 comps |
| 4 | ![]() Lugia EX#94 · Ultra Rare | 15% | 3,248 | $212 | $4,57559 comps |
| 5 | ![]() Jolteon#26 · Rare | 15% | 276 | $4.81 | |
| 6 | ![]() Porygon-Z#67 · Rare | 15% | 118 | $3.95 | |
| 7 | ![]() Primal Kyogre EX#96 · Secret Rare |
Raw is the canonical printing's TCGplayer ask, the same figure the card page shows. PSA 10 and PSA 9 are eBay sold medians verified per listing, printed with their comp counts; a premium is only computed on 5 or more PSA 10 comps.
Gem rates come from the PSA registry snapshot and are only trusted on lines of 100 or more slabs; a zero beside a real population is a provider gap and is withheld, never shown as 0%. Moves and highs come from each product's own recorded series, trimmed at the price-rule change of 2026-09-07, and ignore cards under $5.
Every figure carries its sample. A short series, a thin comp count or a small registry is printed beside the number rather than hidden, and a card that lacks the figure a reading needs is left off that reading instead of scored on a guess.
| 16% | 3,286 | $450 | $4,55042 comps |
| 8 | ![]() Ampharos EX#87 · Ultra Rare | 17% | 523 | $51.30 | $2,00115 comps |
| 9 | ![]() Energy Retrieval#99 · Secret Rare | 18% | 284 | $21.37 |
| 10 | ![]() Tyranitar EX#91 · Ultra Rare | 19% | 1,250 | $105 | $2,85118 comps |
| 11 | ![]() Trainers' Mail#100 · Secret Rare | 19% | 280 | $6.91 |
| 12 | ![]() Sceptile EX#84 · Ultra Rare | 21% | 663 | $63.86 | $1,82517 comps |
| 13 | ![]() Machamp EX#90 · Ultra Rare | 21% | 672 | $28.62 | $94013 comps |
| 14 | ![]() M Sceptile EX#85 · Ultra Rare | 21% | 1,544 | $119 | $1,37338 comps |
| 15 | ![]() Kyurem EX#86 · Ultra Rare | 22% | 822 | $36.94 |
| 16 | ![]() M Ampharos EX#88 · Ultra Rare | 22% | 1,046 | $78.45 | $99922 comps |
| 17 | ![]() Primal Groudon EX#97 · Secret Rare | 22% | 3,551 | $334 | $4,07576 comps |
| 18 | ![]() Giratina EX#93 · Ultra Rare | 22% | 1,526 | $153 | $2,58642 comps |
| 19 | ![]() Tyranitar EX#42 · Ultra Rare | 22% | 652 | $12.34 | $35618 comps |
| 20 | ![]() M Tyranitar EX#43 · Ultra Rare | 24% | 1,776 | $30.73 | $34054 comps |
| 21 | ![]() Lugia EX#68 · Ultra Rare | 24% | 1,487 | $15.83 | $62147 comps |
| 22 | ![]() M Tyranitar EX#92 · Ultra Rare | 26% | 1,829 | $114 | $98642 comps |
| 23 | ![]() Steven#95 · Ultra Rare | 27% | 561 | $40.14 | $36018 comps |
| 24 | ![]() Hoopa EX#89 · Ultra Rare | 28% | 651 | $54.96 | $90034 comps |
| 25 | ![]() Giratina EX#57 · Ultra Rare | 29% | 865 | $25.60 | $34636 comps |
| 26 | ![]() Machamp EX#37 · Ultra Rare | 34% | 234 | $5.03 | $2459 comps |
| 27 | ![]() Ampharos EX#27 · Ultra Rare | 38% | 203 | $7.24 | $24813 comps |
| 28 | ![]() Kyurem EX#25 · Ultra Rare | 40% | 261 | $4.24 | $17020 comps |
| 29 | ![]() Sceptile EX#7 · Ultra Rare | 41% | 260 | $8.24 | $14513 comps |
| 30 | ![]() M Ampharos EX#28 · Ultra Rare | 41% | 758 | $18.35 | $15927 comps |
| 31 | ![]() Hoopa EX#36 · Ultra Rare | 51% | 280 | $6.65 | $20023 comps |