Our goal is helping you understand why your card received its specific score, not just presenting numerical grades.
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Transparent & Detailed Grading Reports
Imperium Grading reports are detailed digital trading card grading reports that explain exactly why a Pokémon or One Piece card received its final grade through subgrades, defect analysis, centering measurements, and authentication checks.
Know why.
Subgrades, defect call-outs, centering measurements, and a clear rationale with every graded card.
Understand Exactly Why Your Card Received Its Grade
At Imperium Grading, we believe card grading should be transparent, consistent, and easy to understand.
Every eligible submission includes a detailed grading report designed to show collectors exactly how a final grade was determined.
We break down the condition of your card across multiple key areas, helping collectors understand defects, strengths, and overall presentation with greater clarity.
Whether you’re grading Pokémon, Lorcana or One Piece, our reports are built to provide confidence in every grade.
What's included in a grading report?
Comprehensive analysis and documentation for complete transparency
Individual Subgrade Analysis
Detailed breakdown of each grading category with specific defect identification and scoring rationale.
Centering Measurements
Precise front and rear alignment measurements showing exact centering percentages for your card.
Authentication Verification
Complete authentication analysis ensuring your card is genuine and unaltered.
Surface & Edge Condition
Comprehensive notes on scratches, print lines, holo defects, edge whitening, and corner wear.
Visual Documentation
High-quality photography highlighting specific areas of concern and notable characteristics.
Digital Certification
Permanent digital record with unique certification number for verification and resale confidence.
Our goal is simple:
Make grading more transparent for collectors.
Unlike traditional grading systems that often provide little explanation behind a final grade, Imperium reports are designed to help collectors understand why a card achieved its result.
UK-based grading
Population reports
Subgrades on every label
Detailed photos of findings
What Information Is Included?
Authentication verification
Before any grading is started, every submission passes authentication verification.
Our team confirms the card is genuine and unaltered — checking print quality, stock, dimensions, and known counterfeit indicators relevant to Pokémon, One Piece, and Lorcana products. Authentication is completed before condition grading begins, so only verified cards receive an Imperium grade and certification number.
Your report records this verification, giving buyers confidence that the graded card is authentic and has not been tampered with since encapsulation.
Final grade
The final grade is the headline result on every Imperium label and report.
It reflects a weighted combination of all subgrade categories — centering, corners, edges, and surface — with the lowest subgrade acting as a cap on the maximum achievable score. A card cannot receive a perfect 10 if any single area falls short of gem mint standards, which keeps grading outcomes consistent and predictable.
Your report displays the final grade prominently alongside the Imperium quality standard, so buyers immediately understand the card’s condition tier.
Subgrades & Precision Scores
Imperium labels and digital reports include individual subgrades for centering, corners, edges, and surface.
Each category is scored independently using dedicated inspection criteria. Centering is calculated from precise front and rear alignment measurements; corners, edges, and surface are assessed through detailed visual examination with documented flaw deductions where applicable.
Subgrades give buyers granular insight into where a card earned its grade — not just the final number.
The precision grading panel illustrates how individual factors shape your overall result. Each subgrade receives a granular score out of 1,000 and displays your card’s overall database ranking.
Centering measurements
Centering is one of the most influential factors in trading card grading.
We measure front and rear alignment using precise ratio analysis across left/right and top/bottom axes on both sides of the card. Your report displays these measurements clearly, so you can see exactly how balanced the card is within the frame.
The worst-performing axis often determines the centering subgrade, which means a single noticeably off-centre edge can limit the maximum grade achievable — even when other areas are flawless. Understanding your centreing data helps explain why near-perfect cards sometimes receive 9 or 9.5 instead of 10.
Documented findings
Every flaw detected during grading is catalogued and documented on your report.
Our graders inspect surface, edges, corners, and holo areas under controlled lighting, noting scratches, print lines, whitening, chipping, indentations, and factory inconsistencies. Points of interest are marked on card imagery where relevant, with close-up photography for significant findings.
Nothing is hidden — the areas we examined and the issues we identified are shown explicitly, helping collectors understand how condition translated into the final grade. This level of documentation builds buyer trust and gives you educational insight into your card’s strengths and limitations.
Population report
Your report connects directly to Imperium’s population data for the graded card.
Population reporting shows how many cards share the same grade for that set and card number, helping collectors understand scarcity and relative standing within a grade tier.
Slab photography
Every graded card is documented with high-resolution front and back slab photography, sealed inside the Imperium holder.
Once encapsulation is complete, we upload front and back scans directly to your digital report. Collectors and buyers can view the sealed card exactly as it was graded — the same presentation they will see in hand.
These images appear at the top of every report and are ideal for listings, portfolio galleries, and buyer verification before a sale.
Why Transparent Grading Matters
Collectors deserve more than a number.
Modern trading card grading is evolving, and transparency is becoming increasingly important to collectors, investors, and competitive buyers alike.
A grading report helps:
- Explain grade outcomes clearly
- Increase buyer confidence
- Improve resale trust
- Reduce uncertainty
- Provide educational insight for collectors
- Create greater grading consistency
For many collectors, understanding why a card received a specific grade is just as valuable as the grade itself.
Education Over Evaluation
We believe grading should be an educational experience. Our reports don't just assign a number—they explain the reasoning behind every grade decision.By documenting scratches, print lines, holo defects, edge whitening, corner wear, and factory imperfections across multiple inspection categories, we help collectors truly understand their cards.
Digtial Report Access
Every grading report is linked directly to the card’s certification record.
Collectors can quickly access reports online to:
- Verify authenticity
- Review condition details
- Share grading information
- Confirm certification status
- Showcase cards to buyers or traders
This creates a more trusted and verifiable grading ecosystem for collectors worldwide.
Once your card has been graded the report will be visible from your customer dashboard. Alternatively you can search our certification report database from the website, using the cert number found on the back of the label of all Imperium graded cards.
Modern Grading Standards
At Imperium Grading, we are building a grading experience focused on:
- Transparency
- Consistency
- Presentation
- Collector confidence
- Modern slab design
- Detailed reporting
We believe grading should feel informative, not mysterious.
Our grading reports are part of our wider mission to modernise the grading experience for collectors in the UK and internationally.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a grading report?
A grading report is a digital breakdown explaining the condition analysis behind a graded card’s final result.
Do all cards receive grading reports?
Reports are available for every card that is sent in for one of our grading services (Grading/Crossover). Authentication services get a basic report to show that the card has been authenticated by Imperium, these will not have any visual inspection comments or defect photos.
Are grading reports public?
Certification records will be publicly viewable for verification and authentication purposes. You can use the ‘certification lookup‘ tool on our website to verify any Imperium graded cards.
Can grading reports help increase buyer confidence?
Yes. Transparent condition reporting can help buyers better understand the condition and authenticity of a graded card.
Are subgrades included?
Subgrades are included in all our grading tiers and come as standard on our labels, as well as featuring on the digital reports.
Why Collectors Choose Imperium Grading
Collectors choose Imperium Grading for:
- Premium slab presentation
- Transparent grading reports
- Detailed condition analysis
- Modern grading standards
- Collector-focused service
- UK-based trading card grading
As the grading industry evolves, collectors increasingly want greater insight, consistency, and trust in the grading process.
Imperium grading reports are designed to deliver exactly that.