The Izzet (tech workers, on perpetual crunch time for a narcissist startup owner) and Golgari (janitors-slash-undertakers) have clearly never heard of worker rights, which is the exact opposite of how real-world guilds work.
If the card is damaged heavily the length may feel a bit looser due to structural integrity loss but the card width isnt so large that that should feel general sturdy and give some resistance and bend when you lightly press left-to-right The Not for Play Use on the back bottom should not be even slightly blurry
Bandai says that it was released in September 1996 (It was also said that there was no exact release date left.) In summary 1996 Sep Oct Released Bandai Pokemon Carddass Part.1 Released Missing-Rarity-Symbol Base set The answer of title, Pokemon cards printed earliest is the Pokemon card released before Sep 1996
Once this is done, you can begin the assembly of your box
Beginning players can learn the ropes using preconstructed theme decks against computer-controlled opponents
All of them can be found in the Promo Pack A Vol