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Bandai says that it was released in September 1996 (It was also said that there was no exact release date left.) In summary The answer of title, Pokemon cards printed earliest is the Pokemon card released before Sep 1996

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The only thing going against Bugenhagen is the fact he isnt an Elf, I guess