Basic tricks needed for learning bowl or no?

Hey, beginner here, Been cruising on my skateboard for nearly a year and a bit to uni and around town, but locally there's a small bowl that I've been itching to try I know it sounds silly but is it necessary to learn ollies or other tricks? From what I know this just requires you to know about how to handle the coping and sliding. I have loose trucks and am comfortable on my board, so do I need to learn basic tricks for bowl/transition skating?