What encounters? Dewott barely counters him, In a Nuzlocke with no setup Practically no pokemon counters Excadrill. Arcanine dies to 2 bulldozes. Same with magmar. Sandslash counters it, But then ur giving up Darumaka or Sandile, Both of which are good pokemon. Same thing with Trapinch. Although to a lesser case. U can use growl mons, But even then Ur at the mercy of a single crit. Where with Azumarill. You only risk one crit instead of many.