Source and Create Nodes with Data from an API in Gatsby to Create a Pokemon Pokedex

The Gatsby ecosystem supports a ton of plugins that allow you to easily source data from a variety of sources like a GraphQL CMS or Wordpress. But what if you wanted to source your own custom data?
In this collection, we'll walk through learning how to source custom data and create nodes in Gatsby in order to build out a Pokedex using the PokeAPI. We'll learn how to request the data in Gatsby's build process, create nodes with that data, query that data, and use it to create a Pokemon Pokedex UI.

Syllabus

Request Data from a Custom API Endpoint to Source Nodes in Gatsby with gatsby-node.js
Create and Source Custom Nodes from Data in Gatsby with createNode
Use Gatsby’s GraphQL Explorer GraphiQL to Query and Browse Your Custom Sourced Data
Use Gatsby’s useStaticQuery React Hook to Query Custom Sourced Data for a Web App
Create a Custom React Hook Using Gatsby’s useStaticQuery to Query Custom Sourced Data
Create a Grid Layout of List Items Using CSS Grid Templates
Add a Cutout Notch to an HTML Element with a CSS Polygon Clip Path