Game Boy Advance SP Color Does Not Affect Trading

The color of your Game Boy Advance SP (Silver, Gold, Pink, Blue, etc.) has zero effect on trading, battling, or any in-game functionality. It is purely cosmetic.

Trading in Pokémon (Gen 3: Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, FireRed/LeafGreen) requires:

• Two GBAs / SP / DS / DS Lite (any color).
• Two compatible cartridges.
• Link Cable (GBA-GBA) or Wireless Adapter (for FireRed/LeafGreen/Emerald only).

If "Silver to Gold" refers to Pokémon Silver/Gold (Gen 2), those are Game Boy Color games—they do not work on GBA SP (no GBC CPU mode on SP). Use a Game Boy Color, original GBA, or DS/DS Lite.