The shiny rate was increased to about 1%. I have half a box full of shinies, and all of them are useless because the Pokemon either suck or can't evolve (shiny Karrablast y u do dis). But I catch them anyway, because my brain still says "OMG SHINY MUST GET".
I have one shiny that's actually pretty good, which is a Gogoat I am currently training. ;P
Might I ask which ones you caught? Just out of curiosity.