How to Tell If a Pokmon Card Is First Edition: 3 Signs How can I tell if this is first edition or not? : r PokemonTCG Suspicious 1st edition symbol : r PokemonTCG 1st Edition (TCG) Bulbapedia, the community driven Pokmon encyclopedia This coveted flamethrower is the first Charizard card ever issued in the Pokmon Trading Card Game. You can identify it by the lack of a rarity symbol in the bottom right cornera feature How to spot first edition Pokmon cards